Megasthenes was an ambassador to the Mauryan court at Pataliputra, sent by what ruler?
a. Ptolemy I.
b. Alexander the Great.
c. Cyrus II.
d. Seleucus I.
e. Han Wudi.
d
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Napoleon created a new aristocracy based on
a. merit in the state service. b. birth and lineage. c. land and wealth. d. family ties to the Bonapartes. e. rank and title under the Old Regime.
In order to come to terms with the Reformation, the Catholic church convened the
a. Council of Constance. b. Seventh Lateran Council. c. Council of Trent. d. Ecumenical Convocation of Nantes e. Contraheretical Diocese.
Why didn't Russian rulers support a strong private business class?
A. They feared they would challenge their allies, the aristocratic landowners. B. They did not want to identify with western Europe. C. They adhered to a communist doctrine. D. The rural population was overwhelmingly illiterate.
In eighth-century Iran, local Persian military lords and Arab settlers revolted, expecting a “rightly guided” leader or _______to arrive and establish a realm of justice on earth.
a. Imam b. Mahdi c. Hadith d. Umma