This holiday that marks a time when the sun seems to "stand still," and creates the longest hours of darkness and fewest hours of light of the year, is celebrated by pagans.
a) a solar eclipse
b) the vernal equinox
c) the winter solstice
d) the autumnal equinox
e) the summer solstice
c) the winter solstice
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The Atlantic Slave Trade officially ended on:
A) January 1, 1808. B) July 4, 1808. C) January 1, 1865. D) July 4, 1865.
Patrick Henry expressed one of the results of the First Continental Congress by saying "I am not a Virginian, but:
A) an Englishman." B) an individual." C) a revolutionary." D) an American."
How did scientific and technological achievements since World War II revolutionize people's lives particularly in the United States and Europe? What role did government and military support for scientific research during the war and the postwar period have in developing these scientific and technological achievements? Why did some people begin to question the benefit of applying scientific knowledge and technological innovations to manipulate the environment?
What will be an ideal response?
The primary result of the Persian Wars for victorious Athens was
A) the desire to conquer Persia. B) the dawn of a new age of Athenian Imperialism, where Athenian naval power and wealth were used to dominate other city-states. C) the unification of Greece under Athenian rule. D) better relations with Sparta. E) the elimination of Persia as a world power.