For what purpose did Gothic sculptors set statues into the façade of the church?
A) To depict human emotion and interaction in stone
B) To reclaim the grandeur of Greece with realistic depictions in stone
C) To reclaim the grandeur of Rome with idealistic depictions in stone
D) To tell a story of God and humanity
E) The accurate depiction of the most important allegories from the Bible
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A. essential for Indian survival. B. a natural fit for India, although they certainly didn't agree with every aspect of Marx's philosophy. C. the key to the long-lasting political stability of India. D. difficult-though necessary-to construct because of the need for community in India. E. dangerous because it emphasized religion over national identity.
Which of the following was the largest Spanish colony by the end of the eighteenth century?
a. Argentina b. Cuba c. New Mexico d. Puerto Rico
How did the Bolshevik victory in Russia alter Asian ideas about Marxism?
a. Nationalists from Asia rejected it because of Russia's imperialistic past. b. Arab nationalists were much more receptive as "Islamic Marxism" became known. c. Nationalist leaders became receptive because they saw their "pre-modern" societies as like that of "backward Russia," thus making Russian developments relevant. d. It had no impact in China during the 1920s and 1930s. e. China adopted a Marxist constitution.
The earliest proposal for racial reparations came __________
a) in 1867, when Thaddeus Stevens proposed compensating freed slaves with land b) in 1904, when Teddy Roosevelt argued African Americans should be offered land in the American West c) in 1938, as part of a New Deal program declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court d) in 1967, as part of Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society proposals