Who established the basis for French claims to Canada?
a) Jacques Cartier
b) Prince Henry
c) Christopher Columbus
d) Vasco da Gama
a) Jacques Cartier
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What did Galileo have to say about the composition of the Moon and Sun?
a) Galileo’s telescope showed him the mountainous terrain on the Moon and sunspots on the Sun, convincing him that neither could be made of the unchanging “ether” proposed by the ancients. b) Galileo’s observations of the surface of the Moon and Sun led him to conclude that the “ether” described by Aristotle was in fact there, though in a slightly different form than Aristotle envisioned. Consider This: What did Galileo later see with his more powerful telescopes? See 3.6: Narrative: The Starry Messenger. c) Galileo wrote relatively little on the Sun and Moon, mainly because he was more interested in Saturn and Jupiter, which had not been studied extensively at that point. Consider This: What did Galileo later see with his more powerful telescopes? See 3.6: Narrative: The Starry Messenger. d) Galileo was more interested in the Milky Way than the Sun and Moon, but kept his research very quiet since it was controversial. Consider This: What did Galileo later see with his more powerful telescopes? See 3.6: Narrative: The Starry Messenger.
Which of the following was not one of the edicts that Asoka decreed?
a. that all must adhere to Buddhism b. amnesty for criminals c. laws that concerned the humane treatment of animals d. condemnation of all rituals
After the Great War finally concluded in 1918, most people believed that with peace restored, pre-war progress would readily continue.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The writer generally identified as the leader of New England Transcendentalism (especially its individualist expression) was
A. Lyman Beecher. B. James Fenimore Cooper. C. Charles Grandison Finney. D. Ralph Waldo Emerson.