In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, medical practitioners
A. were nearly all males.
B. grew to understand the link between bacteria and infection.
C. had little or no knowledge of sterilization.
D. became increasingly professionalized.
E. rejected purging and bleeding as medical techniques.
Answer: C
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The greatest opposition to Polk and the Mexican-American War came from:
A) southern Democrats.
B) northern Whigs
C) border state Democrats.
D) the Liberty Party.
Though a dangerous innovation, how did Abbasid caliphs attempt to increase revenue?
a. Claimed all land. b. Offered to free all slaves for a fee. c. Increased taxes on non-Muslims. d. Iqta grants. e. Increased taxes on non-Arabic speaking areas.
What was the significance of a 1901 study of working-class families?
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