Why did long periods of war transform the Roman countryside?
A) Most of the battles were fought in Italy.
B) Soldiers were also farmers.
C) Slave revolts devastated the countryside.
D) Plebeians replaced patricians as landowners.
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
Portugal's attempt to dominate Southeast Asian trade
A) was a complete success, with Portugal decimating indigenous populations and replacing them with Portuguese colonists. B) was never totally successful because Portugal lacked the resources to overcome local resistance. C) ended when the Portuguese crown decided that its empire violated Christian moral principles. D) resulted in a peaceful partnership with Spain, with both states sharing the profits of the spice trade equally. E) was a complete failure after the defeat of the Portuguese navy at the Battle of Bombay.
In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), the United States Supreme Court invalidated a municipal regulation
a. requiring residential rezoning. b. raising the local minimum wage. c. prohibiting an individual's right to possess a firearm. d. interfering with federal drug laws.
Which of the following statements is true concerning foreign policy during the Clinton administration?
A. President Clinton's heavy reliance on American military might to solve international problems ended with the U. S. involvement in Bosnia. B. President Clinton's willingness to use American military might to end civil wars in developing nations was apparent in his decision to send troops to end the genocide in Rwanda. C. President Clinton's reluctance to intervene militarily in foreign countries may be seen in his refusal to yield to congressional demands that he send troops to Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein. D. President Clinton's mistrust of foreign military interventions was strengthened by the difficulties that followed U.S. involvement in Somalia.
By the 1770s, whites in the South averaged __________ wealth per person as whites in the North
A) roughly one-quarter as much B) roughly half as much C) more than twice as much D) four times as much