Bruges became the financial capital of Northern Europe because it
Was home to the Medici banking interests in the region.
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Two major suffrage organizations merged in 1890 to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association under which person?
a. Alice Paul b. Anna Howard Shaw c. Carrie Chapman Catt d. Lucy Burns e. Susan B. Anthony
Among the Puritans, it was understood that
a. they would establish democratic government in America. b. clergymen would hold the most powerful political office. c. the purpose of government was to enforce God's laws. d. all adult white male landowners could vote for political leaders. e. women could become religious leaders.
Women in Ottoman society
a. had considerable political influence if they were queen mothers. b. were given much more freedom in the economic sphere than those of Vietnam. c. had no political influence, as was shown by the fate Suleyman the Magnificent's mother. d. who lived in the harem were abused sexually by the sultan and his male friends and, at times, even by enlisted army personnel. e. served as royal bodyguards and, if slaves, were used to produce royal heirs.
Which of the following is NOT a true statement?
A. Some of humanity's earliest civilizations began in the Great Arid Zone. B. The Great Arid Zone is incapable of supporting life. C. Parts of the Great Arid Zone receive up to twenty inches of rainfall per year. D. Aquifers permitted farming communities to develop in the Great Arid Zone.