A major feature of the fifth century B.C.E. in Athens was the rise of __________.
A. democracy
B. tyrants
C. Persian influence
D. religious authority
Answer: A
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Scholars generally believe that human beings first came to populate the American continents by immigrating across
a. the Pacific Ocean from Asia to Mexico. b. the Pacific Ocean from Australia to Peru. c. a natural bridge from Siberia into Alaska. d. the Atlantic Ocean from Europe and Africa to the Caribbean.
Ashoka's reign helped remove which idea?
A) ?the idea of democratic reform B) ?the belief in the inferiority of women C) ?the acceptance of slavery D) ?the belief in polytheism E) ?the idea of divine kingship
Why was 1054 such a significant year in Western history?
A) The pope Leo died after only five years of service and the issue of successor raised new questions for the faithful. B) A new pope was instituted that began the conclave for pope selection. C) The Seljuk Turks seized the Holy Land. D) The plague struck France. E) This was the year of the schism between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Western Catholic Church and the subsequent excommunication of one another due to the inability to reconcile patriarch and faith issues.