Nicolaus Copernicus's breakthrough was to show how ________
A. the earth moved around the sun
B. the sun moved around the earth
C. the sun was dotted with sun spots
D. the earth was accompanied by other planets in our solar system
E. moons moved around Jupiter
Answer: A
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A. about 5,000 years ago and crossed the Pacific Ocean from South Asia B. around 10,000 years ago and came by boat from Europe C. nearly 2,000 years ago and came northward from their origins in South America D. between 12,000 and 40,000 years ago and had entered the North American continent through the land bridge called Beringia
What was Giovanni Boccaccio's most famous work?
A. The Canterbury Tales B. The Decameron C. The Divine Comedy D. The Plague E. The Dance of Death
The praetorian guard came to play an important role in making and deposing emperors
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Among the major factors leading to the outbreak of war in mid-1914 was
a. Nationalism and internal dissent. b. German leaders' determination to end Danish opposition to construction of a huge naval base at Kiel. c. Japan's determination to seize either United States or German colonies in the Pacific, leading to the Japanese declaration of war against Germany in mid-August 1914. d. Russia's unexpected attack on Serbia and Bulgaria in late June 1914. e. the assassination of the heir to the Russian Empire.