The term polis originally derives from the name for a __________.
A. fortress
B. marketplace
C. island
D. temple
Answer: A
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A. did not appear to weaken the will of the people to continue to fight the enemy. B. devastated German military production. C. caused minimal damage, despite military planners´ hopes. D. had little impact in Britain alone among the belligerent nations of Europe. E. was practiced mostly by the Axis powers and only rarely by the Allies.
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A) wool and jewels. B) silk and spices. C) wheat and rice. D) manufactured goods. E) all of the above.
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A) the practice of freeing slaves from bondage. B) the ?floating tombs? that carried the slaves to the New World. C) the introduction of new food products into Africa and Europe. D) those African kingdoms that increased their wealth and power through the slave trade. E) British ships that patrolled the Atlantic to stop the slave trade.
Who would be most opposed to the principle affirmed by the Council of Constance?
A) bishops B) popes C) cardinals D) kings