Although Greek by birth, how did Polybius come to spend his life in Rome?
a. As an educated scribe, he became an important official in the Roman court.
b. He was sent to Rome as a hostage after the defeat of the ruler of Macedon by the Romans.
c. He was a slave taken by the Romans after they defeated Macedon.
d. As a Persian noble, he was married to a Roman in order to cement relations.
e. His family lost power in Egypt and was exiled.
b
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Which of the following is true of Southern society between 1830 and 1860?
A. The increased opportunities that accompanied the cotton boom led to a more nearly even distribution of wealth. B. Slaveholders became less and less concerned about the loyalty of nonslaveholders. C. The percentage of white Southern families owning slaves steadily declined. D. As Southern society became more democratic, it also became more tolerant of dissent.
Interest in the Islamic world decreased because
a. many Greek texts had been translated and sparked a great interest in this area. b. most European scholars saw Islamic knowledge as inferior to the classics. c. a strong interest in Roman law took center stage, especially in Bologna. d. few Europeans knew enough Arabic to translate Arabic texts. e. many were suspicious of the Islamic world because it was non-Christian.
Governments in Latin America after 1920
a. were, although republican in structure, usually royalist in fact, and socialist in economic policies. b. were peasant-controlled in Mexico and Brazil and dominated by socialists in Chile and Argentina. c. became, as a whole, more openly democratic. d. differed widely in policies, as Argentina's move toward middle-class representation faded with the accession of Juan Perón, while Mexican peasants gained from land reform under Cárdenas. e. were all authoritarian dictatorships.
Which of the following was true of seventeenth-century New England?
A) Most families had several servants. B) There were wide gaps between the rich and the poor. C) Land ownership was widespread. D) Few colonists owned their own land. E) All free males could vote.