Which of these was a key challenge faced by Cyrus the Great?

A) defeating Greek rebels
B) uniting a culturally divided kingdom
C) pushing back the Macedonians
D) gaining support for his heir


Answer: B

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While English and French monarchs increased their powers in the 12th and 13th centuries, German emperors generally grew weaker because of their

a. fascination with religious mysticism. b. alliance with Muslim states, which created hostility among most Europeans. c. repeated conflicts with the papacy. d. All of the answers are correct.

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By the time Europeans had begun serious exploration and settlement of the Northeast,

a. native Americans were already fully aware of the dangers Europeans posed to their civilizations. b. most tribes were already too weakened by disease to offer any resistance. c. economic and cultural changes among Woodland Indians had produced two opposing tribal alliances. d. the social and political unity among Woodland Indians had already been broken.

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Who wrote The Destruction of the Indies?

A) Montesinos B) Sepúlveda C) las Casas D) Erasmus

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Who would most likely have agreed with this view of the Constitution?: “The distance between the people and their representatives will be so great that there is no probability of a farmer or planter being chosen . . . only the gentry, the rich, and the well-born will be elected.”

a)  an Anti-Federalist b)  a Federalist c)  an abolitionist d)  an aristocrat

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