What set Mexica apart from other Indian cultures of North America?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: The Mexica had more people in their tribe than others; they had over 6 million people. They are also known as cold-blooded warriors and hold their warriors on higher pedestals than chiefs or religious figures. They would capture prisoners and give them to priests in order to sacrifice them to the sun. The empire really served as a military and political system and collected tribute from subjects, which was the relations of power and wealth unlike acorns or game.
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Examine the images of Dred Scott and his wife, Harriet, that were published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper in 1857. Why did the artist depict the Scotts as middle class?
A) to underscore the importance of keeping the Scotts enslaved in the South B) to enable southern whites to expand slavery outside of the South C) to assist the election of Steven Douglas for the presidency of the U.S. D) to elicit sympathy from white audiences regarding the Scotts and the anti-slavery movement
The disintegration of the German army forced __________ to abdicate on November 9, 1918.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Nye committee:
a. encouraged greater U.S. involvement in international affairs to stop the spread of fascism b. compiled an official list of America's international obligations under existing treaties c. praised the role that bankers and munitions makers played in applying their resources to protect national security d. recommended that Europeans appease Hitler by allowing him to annex Czechoslovakia e. investigated and criticized the role that bankers and munitions makers played in America's entry into World War I