HISTORY
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An ideal society as depicted by Thomas More is called a
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perspective
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utopia
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theocracy
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 1516 the statesman and scholar Thomas More published a work describing an ideal island state – he called it Utopia . The name derives from the Greek but has a double meaning ‘eutopia’ (good place) or ‘outopia’ (no place).
Detailed explanation-2: -Utopia is placed in the New World and More links Raphael’s travels in with Amerigo Vespucci’s real life voyages of discovery.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Idea Of A Perfect Society, Or Utopia, By Sir Thomas More There is no private property, all of the houses on the island are the same; you can walk in the front door, through the house, and out the back door. All necessary items are stored in warehouses, where people only request what they need.
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