According to the text, Hellenistic society was characterized by
a. a mingling of peoples and an interchange of culture.
b. a Hellenization of culture and the near-disappearance of native traditions, especially religious beliefs.
c. declining trade and growing regional isolation.
d. a sense of civic responsibility that permeated all social strata.
e. a decline of Greek culture except in Greece itself.
a
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A. baroque B. rococo C. Impressionism D. neoclassicism
According to the theory of climatic instability, people developed agriculture because
a. climate change increased populations. b. people wanted to preserve their food supply in the face of climate change. c. political authorities used climatic changes to force people into agricultural production. d. people increasingly believed that climatic instability was caused by supernatural forces.
Marius was an innovator in the Roman army because he waived the requirement for soldiers to be landowners and he recruited
a. Farmers who owned only small plots of land. b. Freed slaves working for citizenship. c. Landless volunteers from the working poor. d. The finest soldiers in the city of Rome. e. Soldiers who were loyal to the Senate above all else.
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A) They could create the perfect community on earth. B) Small-scale sincere responses to social problems could work. C) Religion was often a source for the impulse for reform. D) They were morally certain of what was right.