Feudalism consisted of powerful landed aristocrats (lords) who assembled small private armies consisting of dependents (___________) in order to meet military emergencies.

a. Serfs.
b. Fiefs.
c. Vassals.
d. Minuscules.


c. Vassals.

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The most famous Hellenistic Age scientist was

a. Euripides. b. Archimedes. c. Epicurus. d. Zeno. e. Aeschylus.

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Which of the following is true of the American Anti-Slavery Society?

a. The organization's leaders and its members were united in their belief in women's rights. b. The organization welcomed men and women of all races and all social classes. c. The organization based its call for an end to slavery exclusively on economic arguments. d. The organization called for a political solution that would bring a gradual end to slavery.

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Why did the United States choose the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the sites for the dropping of two atomic bombs?

A) Both cities were of significant military value to the Japanese. B) Both cities had been spared from earlier firebombing and presented virgin grounds that would show the full impact of each bomb. C) Both cities had resisted earlier attempts by American troops to seize them by land. D) Both cities were major cultural and political centers for the Japanese.

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