The Epic of Gilgamesh is an example of which of the following?
A. a fantastical tale passed down orally in ancient Sumer
B. the first historical writing recounting the lives of Sumer's most powerful kings
C. an early religious text used by Sumerian priests
D. one of the first known stories written down in ancient Sumer
Answer: D
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The policy referred to as mercantilism implied that
A. increased royal control over colonies could suppress their economic activity. B. allowing products from all over Europe to be imported directly into the colonies would stimulate consumption. C. colonies could make a nation wealthy by increasing exports and decreasing imports. D. expanding exports from colonies would encourage their economic independence.
To assist the poor and unemployed, what did the French government establish in 1848?
a. a welfare program b. poorhouses c. debt slavery d. national workshops e. laws against homelessness
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. “Controlling images” denigrate and objectify women of color and justify their racial and gender subordination. 2. White society uses the image of the Black matriarch to objectify Black women as overly aggressive, domineering, and unfeminine. 3. “Lotus Blossom” is a term used to describe Asian lesbians and bisexuals. 4. Despite cultural differences in the ideological justification of patriarchy, gender inequality is the reality in both Asian and mainstream White cultural worlds in the UnitedStates. 5. Respondents in Pyke and Johnson’s study glorified Asian ethnic femininity as authentic, natural, and normal.
What common themes were found in popular fiction that appealed to audiences in the 1920s?
A. nativist sentiments and anti-immigration morals B. heroic accounts praising the soldiers of World War I C. Affirmations of moral righteousness D. criticism of social conditions and government inaction