Who was Gilgamesh?
a. A real king of Uruk, said to be semi-divine in his epic tale
b. An explorer who opened new paths for trade
c. Sumerian god of beer production
d. Hammurabi's successor as king
e. A scribe in Babylon who wrote the Epic
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A) local religious leaders B) provincial governors C) slave corps D) chief ministers
The risk of sale and death was constant for American slaves, leading families to rely substantially on __________ to fulfill various roles
a) fictive kin b) spiritual leaders c) political leaders d) members of the slaveholder’s household
The "open door" policy refers to
a. a key principle of American foreign relations that emphasizes the free flow of trade, investment, and information. b. the policy of many employers by which trade unions were deemed illegal. c. a liberal policy on the part of industrial capitalists by which they hired many women, African-Americans, and Asian-Americans. d. the economic opportunities afforded by the market economy in early twentieth-century America.
The plan for the rebuilding of Iraq included all of the following except
A) the ethnic factions would readily work together as a unified whole in the best interests of the country. B) there would be no need for a lengthy occupation once the elections for a secular, democratic government were held. C) the revamped oil industry in Iraq would help finance the rebuilding of Iraq. D) U.S. oil companies would help reset the Iraqi oil industry. E) the assumption of the part of the United States that the Iraqi people, happily free from Saddam would readily begin the rebuilding process immediately with UN aid.