The Persian state religion promoted by Zoroaster relied on written texts called the ______________.
A. Torah
B. Zend Avesta
C. Kethuvim
D. Prophecies
E. Sacred Scrolls of Aton
Answer: B
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A) ongoing concern B) acknowledgment of their value C) emotional detachment D) indulgence E) cheerful optimism
Which of the following was a reason for France's offer to sell all of Louisiana to the United States?
a. France found Louisiana too much of a drain on its treasury. b. Napoleon was concerned that American interest in westward expansion would draw France into a long-distance, costly war. c. Napoleon was more concerned with fighting Great Britain for return of Canada. d. French explorers had already decided that there was no Northwest Passage. e. The successful slave uprising in Haiti undercut Napoleon's plan for an empire in the Americas.
The Tennis Court Oath was an oath taken by the __________.
A. National Assembly to give France a constitution B. monarchy of Louis XVI to bring France's people together as one C. sans-culottes to push the revolution in a more radical direction D. monarchy of Louis XVI to squelch any hint of possible rebellion with the utmost severity
By declaring itself independent from its bishop and its secular ruler, ________ became a hotbed of Protestantism, thereby triggering a religious war
A) Geneva B) Bern C) Lucerne D) Zurich E) Basel