In the early Middle Ages,
A) a large population was sustained by a thriving trading economy.
B) a small population subsisted on a limited agricultural economy.
C) a large population relied on an expanding agricultural economy.
D) a small population lived primary in cities.
E) a large population experienced economic surplus and high life expectancy.
B
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The Black Muslims' advocacy of black separatism drew most of its support from
A) white liberals. B) southern African-American sharecroppers. C) poor urban African Americans. D) middle-class African Americans.
By the end of the second century B.C.E., the Roman army consisted chiefly of
A) landless citizens loyal to their commanders rather than Rome. B) slaves forced to serve in place of their masters. C) conscripts loyal to the Roman Republic. D) Germanic volunteers. E) all of the above.
A significant reason for the collapse of the American housing market was:
a. predatory lending. b. sudden hikes in interest rates made homeowners fall behind on payments. c. the assumption that home prices would continue to rise led to risky loan measures. d. home prices were so high that average workers could not afford to buy them. e. foreclosures by foreign investors.
Why were most southerners unconcerned about Jackson's fight with South Carolina?
A) They knew him to be in sympathy with the abolitionists. B) They knew him to be truly an advocate of extreme state sovereignty. C) He was a southerner and a slaveholder. D) They knew he was unable to prevent Congress from overriding his decisions. E) He was a master politician with the ability to turn enemies into allies.