During the time of the Hebrew patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the Hebrews
a. were seminomadic clans.
b. regularly invaded Mesopotamia and Egypt.
c. had no contact with Mesopotamian civilization.
d. had no contact with Egyptian civilization.
e. developed an entirely unique legal tradition that shared nothing with neighboring civilization.
a
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What happened in Tiananmen Square in 1989?
A) Citizens in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania demanded their independence from the Soviet Union. B) George Bush announced to the world that he would not raise taxes. C) Chinese communist forces killed hundreds of unarmed student demonstrators. D) American demonstrators protested the Supreme Court's stance on abortion. E) Cuban exiles attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro but were slaughtered outside his office.
Was a Harvard-educated billionaire and promised to uphold the social economic policies of the Socialists.
A. Carlos Saul Menem B. Jorge Mario Bergoglio C. Michelle Bachelet D. Sebastian Piñera E. Salvador Allende
In the Pacific Railway Act of 1862, Congress
a. exempted transcontinental railroads from antitrust prosecution. b. raised the tax rate on large railroad companies. c. allowed railroad companies to bring in cheap immigrant labor. d. gave subsidies of federal lands to railroad companies.