Aristotle and Ptolemy claimed that celestial bodies were composed of __________.
A) air
B) ether
C) fire
D) water
B) ether
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In which way did the Hippocratic tradition of medicine differ from ancient healing?
A) It was free of superstition. B) It relied on spells and charms. C) No observation took place. D) It relied on the gods for healing. E) It denounced the use of drugs.
Which of these preceded and worsened the effects of the plague?
A) the closing of the Mediterranean to European trade B) crop failures and famine C) Europe-wide warfare D) Viking invasions
The colony of Connecticut was established in 1636 when Thomas Hooker
a. attempted to expand the Dutch West India Company's holdings in the New World b. broke with Massachusetts governor John Winthrop over theological issues c. was given a gift of land by King Charles I to settle a debt the King owed to Hooker's family d. established a colony for British convicts e. created a series of tobacco plantations along the Connecticut River
According to Egyptian belief, the Nile's rise and fall was dictated by
A) tides. B) Ra. C) the pharaoh. D) priests.