The hierarchical universe of the Middle Ages
a. created in medieval individuals a sense of security.
b. was based on the belief that men and women were strong and pious.
c. equated humans with the angels.
d. was broken into separate spheres of control, with humans in the lowest level.
e. denied humans the ability to ascend to the higher world of perfection.
a
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. An end to imprisonment for debt b. A four-day work week c. A pension plan guaranteed by employers d. Free room and board for mill workers
Railroad lines compensated for unprofitably low rates on competitive routes by
a. using fewer crew members on such routes and cutting back on the services provided. b. running very few trains on such routes. c. demanding special payments from the government for such routes. d. charging unusually high rates on noncompetitive routes.
In reviewing the origins of the Cold War, the text
A. remarked on the unusual nature of intense competition between two societies so heavily influenced by Western civilization. B. supports the view of many revisionist historians that United States policies drove Stalin to adopt a hostile view of the West. C. states that both nations were working within a framework conditioned by the past, from their different historical perspectives and their irreconcilable political ambitions. D. proposes the Cold War actually originated in East Asia. E. blames the British Labour government for manipulating America into an anti-Soviet policy.