Which of the following statements was true of Hammurabi's code of law?
A) All people were equal under the law and guaranteed protection.
B) Punishment depended on the social rank of the perpetrator.
C) Perpetrators were subject to more severe damage/injury than they had caused.
D) The government played no role in resolving the conflict between the two parties.
E) Victims had no right to demand personal compensation from the perpetrator.
B
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What was the purpose of the Spartacus movement?
a) Inspired by Russian Bolsheviks, Spartacus members sought a communist takeover of Germany. b) Inspired by the Roman slave, the Spartacus movement was an early attempt at Fascism. Consider This: Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg were leaders in Berlin. See 12.1: The Wages of War. c) The Spartacus movement wanted to restore the German kaiser and install a conservative government. Consider This: Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg were leaders in Berlin. See 12.1: The Wages of War. d) The Spartacus movement wanted to ensure renewed freedom of the German press after the censorship of WWI. Consider This: Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg were leaders in Berlin. See 12.1: The Wages of War.
The Greeks learned the skill of making ____________________ and ____________________ from the Egyptians and the Minoans
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
As a result of the Watergate scandal
A) the Republican party called for Nixon's resignation. B) impeachment laws were strengthened. C) Nixon served six months in prison. D) many Americans lost faith in the presidency.
President John Tyler, who assumed the presidency upon the death of William Henry Harrison
a. inherited Georgia's "Indian problem" and forced Native Americans on the Trail of Tears b. was a Whig in name only, consistently thwarting the congressional Whig agenda d. pushed to extend slavery into the Kansas and Nebraska territories d. was the first Republican to win the presidency e. ushered in the Era of Good Feelings