In the nunneries of the Middle Ages
a. one rarely found peasants because they could not afford a dowry and were needed on the farm.
b. abbots were placed in charge because women were considered lacking in the ability to organize.
c. education of nuns was forbidden because women might misuse knowledge.
d. few aristocratic women could be found because they would not wish to associate with the lower-class women.
e. everyone with a vocation or calling was accepted.
a
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a. produced a purer iron. b. employed a steam engine for extracting high-quality coal from remote mines. c. produced iron bars, rails, and other forms from molten metal. d. allowed for mobile processing of wheat so that fresh flour was available even in rural areas
What ironic element found in "A Militia Muster" contradicts the Reverend Lyman Beecher's belief that temperance organizations were comparable to "a disciplined moral militia"?
A) Temperance organizations were mostly made up of women. B) Militias promoted violence while temperance organizations favored peaceful messages. C) Temperance organizations excluded African Americans from membership. D) The militiamen in the image are engaged in intoxicated revelries.
After 1800, when the profitability of sugar plantations declined, which British groups pushed for the end of slavery?
a. labor unions b. Protestant ministers c. free traders d. all of the above e. b and c only
What did Voltaire champion that was missing from European society at the time?
A) Education for all men regardless of station B) Separation of Church and state C) Religious toleration D) Fair treatment of peasants E) Fair treatment for women