The Slavic people of the Rus were best known for
A) their defeat of Rurik, head of the Swedish Vikings, in 862.
B) their preoccupation with cleanliness.
C) their unflinching loyalty to the Roman Catholic church.
D) founding the state that became known as Russia.
E) their monastic tradition and practice of celibacy.
D
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The overall effect of the Scientific Revolution on the querelles des femmes was to
A) dispel traditional myths of female inferiority. B) increase the role of women in the child-bearing process. C) generate facts about differences between men and women that were used to prove male dominance. D) demonstrate that there were no inherent skeletal differences between the sexes. E) allow women to enroll in most of Europe's universities.
All of the following characterize Homo habilis except
A. they were the first hominids identified as "homo" or "true human." B. they built wooden and stone structures to protect them from the elements. C. they were bipedal. D. they intentionally fashioned tools for use. E. they were first identified by Mary and Louis Leakey.