7. Why did Columbus call the people he met during his first voyage "Indians"?

What major political arguments did montesquieu present in the spirit of laws?

What did Christianity have to offer ancient peoples?

How can a president make an agreement with the leader of a foreign country without involving congress

The newly elected mayor of Chicago in 1871, Joseph Medill, promised to implement stricter fire codes. The year after the fire, the City Council passed a law that said that all buildings should be built with fire-resistant materials like brick,

Valuable things stolen by soldiers in the time of war

Without Enlightenment ideals, which would have been least likely to happen?

As a ruler, Emperor Qin Shihuangdi: Consolidated power in the capital. Was elected by the noble houses. Embraced Confucianism over legalism. Was traditional and made few changes.

How did Gandhi and King further Thoreau's idea of civil disobedience? A. They did not ask others to join their cause just as Thoreau did. B. They gave their followers a better model for disobedience than Thoreau. C.

The original purpose of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was to A) prevent another world war. B) create free trade between all nations. C) limit pollution and the exploitation of natural resources.

If you were a slave hunter, how would you track the slaves to bring back to the South?