The Overland Trail typically led travel parties from ________ to the Pacific Ocean.

A. the Ohio valley
B. the Missouri River
C. North Texas
D. the Mississippi River


Answer: B

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Which of the following hindered industrialization in places such as southern Italy, Hungary, Poland, and western Russia?

A) the end of serfdom in the countryside B) the shortage of usable factory workers C) the decline of traditional artisanal workshops D) the weakness of craft guilds

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Pope Gregory VII angered many in the nobility when he ______________.

A. declared that education was only for the clergy B. forbade secular rulers from conferring symbols of office on clergy C. told Henry IV not to interfere with church business D. changed the liturgy to make it uniform E. demanded that clergy refuse to take donations intended only for themselves

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Freedom of a Christian, written by Martin Luther, summarized the new teaching of salvation __________.

A. through pious actions B. by faith alone C. through prayer D. as the unattainable goal

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According to some scholars, the Trojan War recounted in Homer's Iliad was sparked by a conflict between __________

A) Syria and Canaan B) Byblos and Tyre C) Mycenae and Wilusa D) Sidon and Carthage

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