The growth of proprietary colonies in the late seventeenth century was triggered by:
A) the restoration of the Stuarts to the British throne.
B) tensions between English Catholics and Puritans.
C) Charles II's need to pay off his gambling debts.
D) Oliver Cromwell's interest in North America.
Answer: A
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In practice, and especially in the democratic states, Greeks knew that laws:
A. were established by the gods and should be obeyed to appease them. B. were made by humans and should be obeyed because they represented the expressed consent of the people. C. were established by the gods but did not have to be obeyed all the time. D. were established by humans but should be obeyed to appease the gods. E. represented a covenant between humanity and the world of the gods and therefore should be obeyed.
In Europe the medieval epidemic killed between 30 and 50 percent of the population. How did losses in the Muslim world compare?
A) Muslim losses were about the same. B) Muslim losses were much heavier. C) Muslim losses were much lighter. D) Muslim losses were slightly heavier. E) Muslim losses were slightly lighter.
The lengthiest dynasty in Chinese history was the
a. Shang. b. Qin. c. Zhou. d. Han. e. T'ang.
For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Indo-European migrations
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