Which part of Africa became the primary source of slaves brought to the Americas?
A. the west
B. the north
C. the south
D. the east
Answer: A
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In addition to its detailed articles on 72,000 topics, what other features made the Encyclopédie a useful reference?
a) The entries were furnished with cross references to related topics and contained 2,500 illustrations. b) It was printed in small, easily carried volumes. Consider This: Why was the king’s mistress able to read about three different types of rouge? See 5.7: Narrative: Dining with the Encyclopedia. c) Care was taken to use very large typeface (font), since glasses were not very well-developed at the time. Consider This: Why was the king’s mistress able to read about three different types of rouge? See 5.7: Narrative: Dining with the Encyclopedia. d) Articles were included only if they passed a rigorous peer review by at least six philosophes. Consider This: Why was the king’s mistress able to read about three different types of rouge? See 5.7: Narrative: Dining with the Encyclopedia.
Many new technologies and most of Europe's trade with Asia in the late Middle Ages came to Europe through:
A) Italian trading cities such as Venice and Genoa. B) long distance sea voyages by English merchants. C) African middlemen. D) Chinese merchants sailing across the Indian Ocean.
What served as a sort of "school of political democracy" for the members of the "lower orders" in the colonies-turned-states?
a. the Protestant Church b. the lower house of the state legislatures c. the taverns d. the militia e. the first public schools
John C. Calhoun wanted to protect his section's minority interests by:
a. establishing a special court of appeals for all major sectional decisions b. electing two Congressional legislatures; one southern, one northern c. electing dual presidents; one southern, one northern d. giving slaves full voting rights