Which period of Roman history did the nineteenth-century British historian Edward Gibbon call "the happiest age" of mankind?

A) The Augustan Age
B) The period of the Five Good Emperors
C) The Age of Constantine
D) The Julio-Claudian dynasty


B) The period of the Five Good Emperors

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A decrease in the levels of ozone in the ozone layer:

a. may be related to the human use of chlorofluorocarbons b. is not a cause for concern to humans because the ozone layer is in the stratosphere c. cannot be attributed to any human activities d. has not been shown to be related to the incidence of skin cancers in humans

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In addition to a good quality thermometer, list three factors that are needed to obtain an accurate temperature reading

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Segments of the oceanic ridge system that are gentler and less rugged in slope due to faster rates of seafloor spreading are called ________

A) deep-sea trenches B) fracture zones C) oceanic rises D) convergent plate boundaries E) transform faults

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