The Delphic oracles were sought out and trusted by the Greeks because
A) the great generals and politicians of the time consulted them for advice.
B) the priestess would lapse into a trance and communicate with Apollo.
C) they had a high reputation for accuracy.
D) their utterances were vague and needed interpretation.
E) it was a requirement of each city-state to consult the oracle before embarking upon any major decisions.
C
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The word “Progressivism” came into common use around 1910
a. as a way of describing a loosely defined political movement.
b. as an anti-business term.
c. denoting a group that appealed only to women.
d. as another term for socialism.
e. and represented those who advocated revolution.
The Compromise of 1877 resolved ?the
A) ?issue of women's suffrage. B) contested presidential election. C) ?congressional representation for former Confederate states. D) governmental regulation of monopolies. E) ?None of these are correct.
By 1830, the primary engine of economic development was the North Atlantic trade
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The purges of the 1930s involved the
A) eradication of the foreign investors from Russia. B) millions of Russians that faced trial and execution for supporting Trotsky and his undermining of the Communist party. C) ousting of party members that did not support Stalin's new policy of economic reform. D) secret police evicting tenets that cannot pay their rent. E) None of these