During the Hellenistic Age, as an institution, the polis
a. maintained its importance.
b. lost its power over domestic affairs but retained a large degree of autonomy in foreign policy matters.
c. continued to be largely self-sufficient communities.
d. no longer gave people the same degree of security and sense of belonging.
e. all of the above
d
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The many rules and regulations issued by the Tokugawa shogunate reflect its goal to
a. freeze Japanese society in the interests of stability b. control the process of borrowing from Western culture c. encourage capitalism and industrialization in Japan d. play the Western powers against one another
During the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, his wife Eleanor
A) attempted to remain relatively inconspicuous in order not to embarrass the president. B) promoted a policy of social reform. C) had little or no influence on policy. D) divorced him.
Ashoka told his own story and outlined his Buddhist-inspired ideas for proper behavior in the form of _____________.
a. The Arthashastra. b. Conversations with Nagasena. c. Rock and pillar edicts set up in his kingdom. d. The Kama Sutra.
In the late nineteenth century, Social Darwinists argued that people who failed economically in the United States did so because
A. they were not members of "the elect." B. they had not received a college education. C. racism and other prejudices held them back. D. business wealth was concentrated into the hands of a few. E. they were not fit enough to survive in the market.