Ivan the Great declared that the Russian empire was the successor to Which great empire?
A) Han China
B) Rome
C) Mongol Empire
D) The Ottoman Empire
Ans: B) Rome
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a. maritime trade b. expansion and imperialism across the sea c. buildings and architecture development d. landward security and expansion
The economic effects of the Embargo Act were most keenly felt in:
a. the North. b. the West. c. the South. d. all sections of the country, which were seriously affected by it.
As a result of a breakdown in the national government by the Bolsheviks, what action did Russian peasants take?
A) They took control of local governments. B) They seized land from the nobles and the church, and redistributed it themselves. C) They had served their term in the Marxist army, so they returned to their farms. D) They sent monetary help to the resistance in St. Petersburg. E) They fought off the royal army and thus retained their sovereignty.
Why did the counts of Champagne in northern France establish a series of annual fairs?
a. To fulfill their religious obligations b. To offer direct competition to Italian merchants c. To facilitate the collection of taxes d. To exert their control over the regional economy e. To encourage trade between Flanders and Italy