Most of the longhorn cattle slaughtered for the urban markets of the East came originally from the state of ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: Texas
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Why was Emmanuel Chrysoloras important to the Italian Renaissance?
a. He wrote The Prince. b. He reintroduced Greek scientific works to the West. c. He translated the New Testament from Greek. d. He brought the political writings of Cicero to the Florentines. e. He introduced the artistic technique of perspective to painters from the East.
By the end of the twentieth century, the population of India
a. is finally decreasing thanks to Indira Gandhi's forced sterilization program. b. is declining because life expectancy has dropped from fifty years to less than thirty since the British quit India. c. is increasing because of urbanization, and urban Indians want larger families than rural peasants. d. continues to increase because of the decline in the death rate. e. has leveled out, and will soon begin to decline.
In the late 19th century, the ideas of Social Darwinism were used primarily to
(a) encourage the passage of compulsory education laws (b) explain the differences in income between the rich and the poor (c) urge Congress to end immigration (d) support the growth of new political parties
The British Empire in the early nineteenth century sought to extend its power and influence primarily through which means?
A. conquering additional territory B. building railroads and canals C. defeating small Asian and African states D. promoting imperialism through free trade