Marco Polo's Travels was important primarily because it convinced many Europeans
a. of the need for a defensive alliance against hostile non-European powers.
b. that direct trade by sea with China was possible.
c. of the need to Christianize China.
d. that Chinese culture was superior to European culture.
b
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Feudalism refers to a
A. form of medieval architecture. B. set of arms used by medieval knights. C. medieval trade of land use for military service. D. medieval style of rule that was characterized by a strong centralized power. E. medieval form of poetry.
Which of the following was the strength of the Hittite Empire?
a. It brought farmers and herders into a single state and economic system. b. It had organized agriculture and state-regulated trade. c. It mobilized resources for public works and gathered raw materials for manufacture and trade. d. It had a connection between management of its labor force and environmental resources.
One of the most noteworthy features of the slave community in the American South was:
A) its acceptance of white paternalism within its own social structure. B) its refusal to incorporate Christian religious practices. C) its animosity toward free African Americans. D) the expanded kinship network that developed within it.
The French interfered in the presidential election of 1796 by
a. threatening to cut off diplomatic relations if the Federalists won. b. attacking shipping from states with Federalist sympathies. c. offering to sell New Orleans to a Republican government. d. funding Antifederalist newspapers.