What is the main source for the early history of the Hebrews?
a. Egyptian histories
b. the books of the Hebrew Bible
c. contemporary archaeology
d. Greek mythology
e. unwritten Hebrew legends
b
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Aztec cosmology
A. reveals a totally unique approach to religious belief. B. provides the basic format for all monotheistic practices. C. assumed the existence of divine and material worlds. D. was copied from that of the Anasazi. E. held that the ultimate reality was the destruction of the individual soul.
The Chinese civil service examination system
a. included a quota system to insure that over one-half of those who took it were peasants. b. ensured that those passing all levels of the exams would receive life-long pensions. c. was designed to keep the "scholar-gentry" from taking the advanced examinations. d. was no longer used after the early 600s. e. was unable to solve the problem of officials using their positions to help their relatives.
The Fugitive Slave Act
A. tilted the legal scales decisively toward accused runaways. B. allowed a fugitive to contest the legality of slavery. C. stipulated that the trial of an accused runaway would be a summary proceeding before a federal magistrate. D. dramatically decreased the obligation of citizens in free states to cooperate with slave catchers.
The poetry and sculpture of Archaic Greece were characterized by
A) emphasis on the communal rather than the individual. B) impersonal stylization. C) some degree of realism and individualism. D) exact imitation of Egyptian models. E) emphasis on military victories.