The Romans improved overland travel by what means?
A) They cut down vast forest and smoothed rough terrain.
B) They used forced slave labor to hand pick barriers and stones off of well trod surfaces.
C) The intricate and reliable process of road building
D) They used slave labor to back fill holes that would break axels and hooves.
E) They built many bridges to bypass the difficult terrain.
C
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a. young single women b. young single men c. children d. immigrants e. African Americans
Prior to World War II, the League of Nations
A) was generally successful in maintaining the peace. B) stopped European aggression in Africa. C) placed sanctions on Italy that prohibited military growth. D) failed to stop Italian aggression in Ethiopia. E) made no attempt to alleviate the suffering of Africans.
Which of these shifts took place in Southeast Asia after 1815?
A) Europeans moved from commercial exploitation to colonization. B) Europeans lost interest in the spice trade. C) Muslim rulers were successful in regaining control of their lands. D) Growing Japanese power displaced European traders.
Despite the unprecedented global economic growth since 1945, the majority of the world's population
a. is disinterested in consumer goods. b. remains in poverty. c. views education as only a "necessary evil." d. owns some shares of stock. e. All of these