Author Question: Which of these steps did imperials leaders take in an effort to maintain the tax base and keep the ... (Read 81 times)

jenna1 · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

All the following may be said about Herodotus EXCEPT

a. as the father of history, Herodotus was a thoroughgoing rationalist.
b. Herodotus was free of the common Greek contempt for the non-Hellenic world.
c. Herodotus did not merely repeat legends but he often sought to discover what really happened.
d. the gods had a relatively minor role in his histories.
e. Herodotus seemed to share in the Greek fascination with the tragedy of hubris.

Question 2

Which of these steps did imperials leaders take in an effort to maintain the tax base and keep the empire going?

a. They abolished the imperial bureaucracy.
b. They engaged in a fresh round of wars of conquest.
c. They enslaved over 75 percent of the population.
d. They forced people to remain in designated vocations.
e. They encouraged free trade.