As warfare became rare in Japan, the samurai in effect became __________
A) civil servants
B) dilettantes
C) priests
D) farmers
Answer: A
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What happened as a result of Napoleon's defeat in March 1814?
a. American textile manufacturers could now finally export to France. b. A flood of combat-hardened British veterans arrived in North America, threatening the survival of the United States. c. The United States lost its most important military ally in its battle against Britain. d. Napoleon's defeat had no impact on the United States.
What approach did the newly appointed Spanish governor for New Mexico, Don Diego de Vargas, take towards the Pueblo Indians in the early 1690s to help regain Spanish control of the colony?
A) The governor offered a compromise to the Pueblo Indians permitting them to retain their tribal religion and formally reconvert to Christianity in exchange for a full pardon for their actions during the rebellion. B) The governor coercively tried to stamp out tribal religion in an effort to remove this powerful spiritual force from the lives of Pueblo Indians. C) The governor refused to pardon Pueblo Indians for their actions during the rebellion, but he was willing to permit the Indians to retain both their tribal religion and Christianity. D) The governor offered to withdraw his Spanish army from New Mexico in 1692.
Which of the following statements is true with regard to life beginning at least 7,000 years ago in Egypt?
a. Only rulers worshipped the gods; ordinary people had no daily reminders of their god-rulers. b. Kings did not mediate between the Egyptian people and the gods. c. Kings were gods. d. Religion and daily life were inseparable.
The dominant form of industrial organization by the end of the nineteenth century was
A. cottage industry. B. the factory system. C. the putting-out system. D. the guild system. E. a socialist-directed economy.