Europeans turned to alternative routes to Asia when __________
A) religious fighting in Europe blocked traditional overland routes
B) renewed Islamic power in the Middle East cut off the Silk Road to Cathay
C) an outbreak of plague blocked trade routes through Central Asia
D) Columbus discovered the Americas
B
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What would Enlightenment thinkers such as Cesare Beccaria have recommended when Marie-Jeanne Bartonnet's case appeared before the Parlement of Paris?
A) imprisonment B) execution C) rehabilitation D) commutation
The English colonies in North America were united by all but which of the following?
a. a uniform language based on the London English dialect b. traditional English inheritance laws c. an uncomplicated legal system with few professional lawyers d. military concepts based on volunteer militia and the use of terror tactics e. widespread ownership of land
In what ways did the major industrial nations of the west become more responsive to the needs and interests of working people?
What will be an ideal response?
A(n) ____________________ is a form of government in which a small group of wealthy aristocrats rules a nation
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word