Which of the following is one of the two rivers that make up the Fertile Crescent?
a. Nile
b. Indus
c. Yangtze
d. Euphrates
e. Rhine
d
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Which was the highest ranked elected official in the Republican Government?
a. praetor b. quaestor c. tribune d. consul e. magistrate
In the late nineteenth century, child labor was
A) common in the coal mines and cotton mills. B) uncommon because children were not strong enough to handle the large machines and fast pace of factory production. C) uncommon because children had to stay in school until age sixteen. D) uncommon because for the first time childhood was seen as a distinct stage of life reserved for innocence, play, education, and maternal love. E) common in the economically-depressed south, but uncommon in the prosperous north.
Which statement is correct regarding European middle-class families during the late nineteenth century?
a. They were more concerned with displaying the work ethic than in displaying wealth and following proper decorum. b. They stressed functional knowledge for their children to prepare them for their future roles. c. They prided themselves on doing the housework and cooking for their families. d. They increasingly became less cohesive as togetherness was no longer an important value. e. They increased in numbers but were weakened structurally as men abandoned their family focus in order to advance their lives professionally.
Tomé de Sousa was a royal governor of Bahia who
A) successfully reconquered the rebellious quilombo of Palmares in 1694. B) defeated Prince Maurice of Nassau and ended the Dutch colonial occupation of Recife. C) secured royal authority in Brazil by revoking hereditary rights and privileges of donatories. D) enriched himself and his vassals by collecting quitrents from fifty sugar mills.