Where Christians made pilgrimages to the Holy Land, Renaissance scholars made pilgrimages to
A) Spain.
B) Italy.
C) Holland.
D) France.
E) Greece.
B
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The "new agriculture" of the High Middle Ages
A) resulted from a sharp decline in the total acreage available for farming. B) was in part brought about by a change from the two-field to the three-field system. C) led to the demise of the cooperative agricultural villages. D) was in large part due to the development of a cheap, nonwheeled wooden plow for peasants. E) was the result of grain imported from the east.
All of the following were policies of Peter the Great except
a. the majority of governmental expenditures were for military purposes. b. state domination of the Russian Orthodox church. c. isolating Russia from the ways and customs of western Europe. d. an effort to modernize Russia. e. strengthening of the power of the tsar.
By 1890, populations in the biggest urban areas
A. soared as the rates of infant mortality and disease significantly declined. B. increased mainly as a result of longer life expectancy. C. consisted mostly of immigrants. D. experienced massive growth even where there was little immigration. E. flattened as the birthrate of urban families declined.
The failure of the South to industrialize in the nineteenth century is best explained by __________
A) northern opposition B) a shortage of labor C) culture and tradition D) Southerners choosing to depend on "King Cotton"