Read the sentences and answer the question that follows. Chinese historians have tended to view history as a series of repeating cycles; Western historians have tended to view history as a progression. This divergent view has led some Western historians to assume that the Chinese did not value technological advances.

Which word best completes the passage above? (5 points)

ideally

incorrectly

succinctly

unlikely

Seven pleiades entranced in heaven, form in the deep another seven: endymion nodding from above sees in the sea a second love. how do the ideas in the excerpt compare to poe’s ideas in "the poetic principle"? this celebration of love offers the “lessons of truth” that poe encourages. this scientific reference relates to the “precepts of duty” that poe praises. this reflection of the night sky offers a “contemplation of the beautiful” that poe encourages. this image of heaven encourages the “incitements of passion” that poe praises.

The room was gaudy with its leather couch and purple walls

When hamlet shows his mother a picture of king hamlet and a picture of claudius, he tells her to look at the "counterfeit presentment of two brothers." in shakespeare's day, counterfeit meant a "portrait" or "picture." what does counterfeit mean today?