A significant difference between Buddhism and Brahmanism was
a. its emphasis on ritual divination
b. the focus on Buddha as a divine figure
c. rejection of shrines and monasteries
d. rejection of the rigid caste system
e. embracing of severe austerity and poverty
d
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Romans traditionally associated the rape of Lucretia and its alleged consequences with
A) the end of the Etruscan domination of Rome. B) the model of Roman womanhood and virtue. C) the establishment of the era of the Republic. D) the end of Rome's control by monarchs. E) All of these are correct.
The European peasantry in the eighteenth century
A) comprised nearly half of Europe's population. B) was free from serfdom in all countries by 1789. C) often owed extensive compulsory services to aristocratic landowners. D) benefited the most in southern Italy and eastern Germany. E) disappeared in England because of the Industrial Revolution.
The land-owning Russian aristocracy was collectively known as the
A. bourgeoisie. B. boyars. C. Bolsheviks. D. Boers.
Upon assuming his cabinet position, Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton took all the following actions to address the nation's financial crisis EXCEPT
A) the creation of a Customs Service to collect the five percent import tax that Congress had already passed.
B) the negotiation of a $50,000 loan from the Bank of New York to keep the new government solvent.
C) the organization of what would become the U.S. Coast Guard to be sure that imports were not smuggled into the country without being taxed.
D) the writing off of most of the $54 million in federal debt that had accrued during the Revolutionary War.