Which term means “the old system” in French?
A) nom de guerre
B) noblesse de robe
C) l’ancien régime
D) auto de fé
C) l’ancien régime
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Which of the following authors argued that the American ideal of women's "innocence" really meant their ignorance?
a. Charlotte Perkins Gilman in Women and Economics b. Edward Bliss Foote in Plain Home Talk of Love, Marriage, and Parentage c. Bessie and Marie Von Vorst in The Woman Who Toils d. Helen Campbell in Women Wage Earners e. Jane Addams in Twenty Years at Hull House
The kowtow was
a. an elite military unit. b. a type of formal poem. c. a form of economic exchange. d. a particularly grisly form of public execution. e. as symbol of fealty demanded of ambassadors.
There are many periods in history with varying dates and events. The period known as the prehistoric era has no uniform end date. Why?
A) The prehistoric era is defined as the period before writing; therefore, a definitive date cannot be established because societies developed writing at different times in different locales. B) Societies were not developing at the same rate. The transition from hunter gatherer to agrarian-based society was different in each region; therefore, there is no specific end date. C) The prehistoric era coincides with the Paleolithic Period and ends with the advancements in tool making technology. This happened at differing times across the world; therefore, no firm date can be established. D) All of these E) None of these
Much of the Sunbelt's new prosperity was based on its
a. tremendous influx of money from the federal government. b. policy of low state-tax rates. c. planned economic growth. d. construction of gated communities. e. attention to environmental issues.