What type of entity was the polis?
A) a social experiment to create model citizens
B) an oligarchy headed by a tyrant
C) social engineering to create a military state
D) a bureaucratic form of aristocracy
E) a failed experiment in social engineering
Answer: A
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The Act of Union (1707) was significant because
a. it made all British colonies royal colonies. b. England and Scotland merged their parliaments to become Great Britain. c. It created a unified military authority in the colonies for assisting with Indian raids. d. It stated that all colonists were British subjects. e. It provided an enforcement vehicle for the Navigation Acts.
When examining the Egyptian pharaohs, what is the primary difference between the Egyptian rulers and their Sumerian counterparts?
A) The Egyptian pharaohs considered animals as acceptable gods that they honored and received divine power from; the Sumerians did not worship animal deities. B) The Egyptians believed that all of Egypt was the personal property of the pharaoh; while the Sumerians believed that their leaders were there to guide and protect, not own, the land. C) Egyptians saw their pharaohs as divine; they were in essence godlike beings that were created to serve their subjects. The Sumerians elevated their kings to the level of gods but did not bestow full divine powers upon them. D) There was no difference between the ruling bodies in Egypt and Sumer. E) The whole of Egyptian society was organized to be under the pharaoh's control and submissive to his will; the Sumerians had much greater latitude and less supervision.
In 1993, President de Klerk agreed with Nelson Mandela to implement
A. immediate and total National Party control until the ANC had greater experience in governing such a diverse society. B. a transitional period in which representatives of the National Party and the ANC would be cabinet members. C. democratic national elections. D. a temporary dictatorship which combined representatives of both parties. E. a voting system which was restricted to those who could both read and write.