Louis XIV lost a lot of talented people to the New World when he failed to renew what law?

After assuming control of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev’s policies

A. became much more conservative than they had been before he replaced Georgy Malenkov. B. decreased Stalinist repression and freed all political prisoners. C. were characterized by a program of de-Stalinization and broader intellectual tolerance. D. diminished the spirit of rebellion in the Soviet satellites by abolishing dozens of government ministries in an effort to wipe out corruption. E. opened up previously unfarmed land in the Balkans to further agricultural growth.

Aristotle argued that humans can be either the best of animals or the most dangerous of animals, depending on whether they have __________.

A. food and housing B. educated leaders C. caring parents D. law and justice

In answer to the question of why evil exists in the world, the German philosopher Gottfried Leibniz argued that

a. evil is a product of ignorance. b. evil is an illusion. c. good and evil are inseparable. d. good and evil are a matter of opinion.

Literacy rates among eighteenth-century colonists were __________.

A) high relative to the rest of the world B) low relative to the rest of the world C) lower than those witnessed during the seventeenth century D) declining among women