The Akkadian Empire was the first in history having a heartland, provinces, and a(n) ________
A. prince
B. aristocratic council
C. absolute ruler
D. monarch
Answer: C
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A) It was an imaginative attempt to introduce democracy through popular vote. B) It was an uprising against the imperial government of France that had lost the Franco-Prussian War. C) It was the first attempt at a socialist revolution. D) It was a group of Parisian artists who gathered to support each other in perfecting their craft. E) It was a peaceful revolution to protest concession in the Crimean War.
What was one reason that lords were inclined to let serfs sell surplus crops in towns?
A) Serfs could use the profits to buy privileges, and lords needed the money to maintain their standard of living. B) If the lord's household could not consume the surplus food, it would have to be wasted regardless. C) The active economy this trade created made the town a good place for lords to buy goods as well. D) Lords needed to keep their workers on the farm to keep the manor going. E) It was inconvenient and inefficient for the lord to attempt to sell the surplus crops himself.
George Mason stated that "…the natural strength and only stable security of a free Government" came from __________
A) well-regulated militias B) alliances with foreign powers C) dependence on using slaves to fight enemies D) colonial assemblies