After being "opened" by American Commodore Perry, Japan quickly
a. fell into sub-slave status and economic ruin.
b. broke apart into warring states and political fragmentation.
c. adapted by implementing modernization programs and expanding its own borders.
d. fell victim to Chinese wars of expansion.
e. fell victim to British wars of expansion.
Answer: c. adapted by implementing modernization programs and expanding its own borders.
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The need to bring his restive Greek allies more securely under his control led Alexander to
A) begin a campaign against the Persian Empire. B) promise to restore democracy in Greece. C) crush a rebellion in Thebes and destroy the city. D) eliminate potential rivals in Macedonia. E) integrate Greek troops into his army.
What was the basis of the Germanic war-bands' economy?
a. Cattle herding. b. Fighting for hire. c. Gold mining. d. Farming. e. Trading.
Macedonian "spear land" was
a. where the Macedonians trained their army. b. what they referred to the Northern areas as because they were always under attack. c. land given to peasants in exchange for military service. d. a colony where slaves made spears for warfare. e. where Philip II went hunting for boar with his friends.
A unique feature of slavery in the Mid-Atlantic colonies was that
a. the region’s Quaker colonists began to debate the morality of slavery and to launch an antislavery movement earlier than colonists elsewhere. b. the abundance of food produced in the region ensured that most of the black population was well-fed, and health problems related to malnutrition were rare. c. the cold climate killed off most germs, leaving northern slaves free from afflictions such as measles and whooping cough which devastated slave populations in more southern regions. d. slaves in the Mid-Atlantic worked almost exclusively in artisanal trades, while the large farms of the Hudson Valley were worked almost entirely by white laborers.