Why did Ashoka construct the rock chambers?
A. To house monks and wandering ascetics
B. To find a creative use for mountain rock
C. To make a sacrifice to the gods
D. To emulate similar structures in Rome
E. To have a central location for the practice of sati
Answer: C
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a. stood for reducing the power of secret groups like the Masons b. backed Andrew Jackson and helped carry several states for him c. was actually a party composed of moderate National Republicans d. eventually became today's Democratic party
In Figure 40.7, the cartoonist indicates that ________
A) the United States is eager to abandon its position as the only superpower B) the time of the United States as the only superpower is over, and China is the main contender for the role C) China has replaced the United States as the world's sole superpower D) the world has suffered in the period during which the United States was the sole superpower
Which of the following was not a factor that gave Britain an advantage in industrial development?
A) Because British workers tended to be highly skilled, British entrepreneurs searched for laborsaving devices. B) The British had developed an effective banking system. C) Britain possessed the necessary raw materials, coal and iron, in abundance and in close proximity to each other. D) Britain was unified religiously under the Church of England, which preached that wealth was a sign of election. E) English workers had more discretionary income to spend on manufactured goods.
A dazzling year for the American economy was 1929 because:
a. the United States finally got Britain and France to pay off their wartime debts b. manufacturing output as a whole reached an all time peak c. the Federal Reserve Board was able to reduce interest rates to historically low levels d. per capita GNP was twice as high as it had been five years earlier