What did The British Mariner’s Guide include that helped to solve the Longitude Problem?
A) the locations of stars relative to Earth
B) a usable set of lunar tables
C) the orbits of the moons of Jupiter
D) the latitudes of key places
B) a usable set of lunar tables
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During Congressional Reconstruction in the South,
A) ownership of land became more widely distributed. B) the percentage of whites owning land increased. C) blacks preferred sharecropping to land ownership. D) the percentage of blacks owning land increased.
As can be seen in this painting of Mount Auburn, typical elements of the rural cemetery movement included __________
A) the provision of a place for reflection by the living and repose for the dead B) strong connections to the features of a market economy C) an interest in ancient Greek monuments and practices D) a rejection of Christian values
In 1931, Japan invaded and occupied
a. Australia b. Vietnam c. Korea d. Manchuria e. Siberia
How does Montaigne's writing provide insight into society at the time?
A) They were, in a sense, an autobiography, which gives us insight into his life and subsequently at least one perspective of society at that time. B) These writings questioned the fitness of the Church and society at large to do what was best for the society as a whole. C) His writings exude the skepticism of the age and the questions of submitting to a monarch. D) All of these E) None of these