Thales was a Pre-Socratic philosopher. What was his major contribution?
A) To assess the validity of beliefs by questioning the assumptions upon which they rested
B) To describe how the ideal polis should work
C) To promote the idea that phenomenon were explained through natural agencies, not by supernatural interventions
D) To promote the idea that fire was the basic element of the universe
E) To promote the idea that phenomenon could only be explained via supernatural causes
C
You might also like to view...
In light of the major problem confronting the British government in 1763, what decision did Prime Minister George Grenville make concerning Britain's North American colonies? a. He decided that the colonies should assume a greater share of the cost of running the empire. b. He decided that the aim of British policies should be to encourage the development of colonialmanufacturing
c. He decided that colonial militia units should be permanently stationed along the crest of the Appalachians. d. He decided that representative assemblies in the colonies should be disbanded.
Discuss the factors that led to the outbreak of World War I. What role did the alliance system play in this process? What role did nationalism and imperialism play in the road to World War I?
What will be an ideal response?
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo included all of the following outcomes EXCEPT
A) obtaining all of Texas to the Rio Grande, New Mexico, and land further west to California as far south as San Diego. B) Mexico was paid $15 million, which went to its creditors. C) 90,000 new citizens, who had been citizens of Mexico, and even more Indians, who preferred to stay independent of both countries. D) the muting of criticism of the war and its political outcomes by the war's opponents in Congress and across the United States.
Which of the following is true of the early conservation movement?
A. The early conservation movement met little opposition in the West because the people there felt close to nature. B. Because the need for conservation was so clear, the movement met little opposition in any part of the nation. C. The movement and its leaders were subjected to nationwide ridicule. D. Opposition to the movement was strongest in the West.