What was a significant difference between Roman religion and the religion of other ancient civilizations?
A) It was a monotheistic religion with the emperor as a god.
B) The gods provided ethical guidance to society.
C) The religion emphasized an afterlife.
D) Priests and priestess held significant power and prestige in Roman society.
E) Worship of deities was more like a patriotic celebration and far less religious.
E
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A) Arizona B) New York C) Georgia D) Florida
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A. Rapid industrialization to propel agricultural reforms and land redistribution. B. Distribution of power between the legislative and executive branches. C. Installation of authority vested in parliament in true democracy. D. Economic overhauls that granted control of the Japanese infrastructure to the daimyo corporations. E. Socialism with a moderated figurehead monarchy.
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