Among the projects initiated by the First Emperor were all of the following except:
a. The building of the Great Wall.
b. The standardization of weights, measures, and coinage.
c. The provision of a copy of the Analects to every young boy in the empire.
d. The construction of a mammoth tomb complex for himself at Xi'an.
c. The provision of a copy of the Analects to every young boy in the empire.
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A. 34% B. 45% C. 58% D. 73%
After taking substantial losses during the 1968 Tet Offensive, the North Vietnamese military in 1969
A. shifted to a defensive protracted-war strategy. B. launched a massive, end-of-war offensive. C. pulled out of South Vietnam completely. D. adopted a conventional-war strategy based on the belief that it had improved enough to inflict a decisive defeat on the U.S. E. continued to pursue an offensive protracted-war strategy.
The late-nineteenth-century naturalist writers, such as Stephen Crane, portrayed
A) customs and dialects identified with a particular region of the country. B) society somewhat realistically but emphasized the "smiling aspects" of life. C) humans as mere animals in a merciless Darwinian world. D) virtuous heroines and heroes in mortal combat with dastardly villains.
Which event did NOT occur in England, during the period of the 1640s to 1660?
A. Charles I was executed. B. Charles I antagonized the Puritans in Parliament. C. Oliver Cromwell led his New Model Army to victory over the forces of the king. D. Charles II replaced his executed father on the English throne. E. after the death of Charles I, Cromwell became the new king of England.