Children were discouraged from working in cotton mills because their smaller size did not allow them to move among the machines and they were too difficult to train to do complex factory work
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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The chief subject of discussion at the convention held in Seneca Falls, New York, was __________
A) revolutions abroad and their effect on the United States B) prison reform C) educational reform D) women's rights
Which of the following is true of the changes ushered in by the Hellenistic Age?
a. Greek encounters with different peoples and cultures strengthened their ties to their native cities. b. The individual was consciously empowered by freedom from the tight community of the polis. c. Philosophers came to regard the civilized world as one city. d. Philosophers extolled more than ever the importance of active citizenship and social responsibility as the path to the good life. e. Greek thinkers moved from cosmopolitanism to parochialism.
The Hebrew revolt under Hadrian
a. saw the Jews suffer initial defeats but ultimate victory. b. led to the Romans renaming Judea as Syria Palestina. c. concluded with the Roman promise that non-Jews would be prohibited from settling in Jerusalem. d. resulted in the Romans granting the Jews unlimited access to Jerusalem. e. all of the above
St. Basil of Caesarea
A. worked out a compromise between the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches. B. played a key role in the rise of monasticism. C. began the movement known as iconoclasm. D. was the first and most famous of the "pillar saints." E. excommunicated the pope and began the split inside Catholicism.