Which of these best explains the large size of Kiev under the Ruriks?
A) intensive agriculture
B) the end of Tatar rule
C) adoption of Orthodox Christianity
D) the influence of Constantinople
D
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One of the ways in which President Nixon and his Secretary of State Henry Kissinger tried to weaken communism was by _________________.
A. making a big show of expanding the American arsenal of nuclear weapons B. increasing America's military presence in Turkey and Iran C. halting exports of American wheat to Russia and China D. improving relations with both the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China at a time when tensions were increasing between those two communist nations
Which of the following contributed to a disproportionate number of black and Hispanic American men being drafted to fight in the war in Vietnam?
a) the system of draft deferments b) the strength of the New Deal coalition c) Ethnic Heritage Studies Act d) 1964 Civil Rights Act
The British government's primary concern in establishing Georgia was
A) gaining commercial profit through royal monopolies. B) allowing prisoners a fresh start in life. C) placing a buffer between South Carolina and Spanish Florida. D) creating a base for raids on Spanish shipping.
According to the code of Hammurabi, if a physician makes a mistake with a bronze lancet during an operation, causing irreparable damage to a patient, what is his punishment?
A) That physician is fined an amount determined by the bodily functions damaged. B) There is no punishment if the physician was operating in good faith after asking for guidance from the deities. C) The physician must compensate the patient with a slave to make up for loss of functioning. D) The physician shall cut off a hand if he damaged a freeman's eye or killed a freeman. E) The physician shall have damage to himself comparable to what was wrought upon his patient.