What was true about smallpox?

a. It was transmitted via mosquitoes.
b. Its victims were contagious for about a week.
c. Its symptoms included fevers and vomiting.
d. It worst effects lasted a month; then a person either died or lived with scars.
e. It could be cured with herb-based medicines.


c

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Which of the following was not a factor in the cultural flowering of the twelfth century?

a. The Carolingian Renaissance was rejected for new ideas. b. The end of invasions permitted more travel and more political stability. c. There was recognition of the importance of classical contributions. d. There was increasing commerce and the literacy skills associated with it. e. Contacts with Islamic and Byzantine cultures led to the translation into Latin of ancient Greek works.

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A landmark case on the legality of segregation derived from a challenge by __________ to a state law requiring segregated travel accommodations

a) Homer Plessy b) Denmark Vesey c) Louis Martinet d) John Marshall Harlan

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The first state to draft and enact a statute protecting religious freedom for all was Massachusetts

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following describes the earliest Sumerian writings?

A) They were ideograms in which each sign symbolized an idea. B) They were pictographs in which each sign pictured an object. C) Each symbol represented a sound in the spoken language. D) They were written using the first known alphabet.

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