Athenian society would have been destroyed without __________ in 490 B.C.E.
A. the victory over the Persians at Marathon
B. an intervention by Egypt
C. the Ionian Greeks inclusion of democracy
D. the general prosperity taking place
Answer: A
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After New York was retaken by the Dutch in 1673?,
A) ?it remained under Dutch rule until the eighteenth century. B) ?it came under French rule. C) ?an Indian attack drove all but a few European colonists from the region. D) ?it came under English rule a year later as a result of the settlement ending the Anglo-Dutch war. E) ?it was taken over by the Spanish who launched a full-scale attack.
In the nineteenth century, European nations exploited areas of Asia and Africa for the following EXCEPT
A. raw materials, which could be used in European factories. B. markets these regions provided for European manufactured goods. C. opportunities that exploitation presented for European cultural expansion. D. manufactured goods to be sent from Asia to Europe. E. possible fields for missionary activities.
Which of the following did Hippocrates, a scientist of medicine, believe?
a. illness was caused by diet or environment. b. rest was important. c. the body would generally heal itself. d. the important point of an illness was crisis, after which the patient would either live or die. e. All of these.