Since there was no concept of private ownership of land in sub-Saharan Africa,
A. the land was owned by the church.
B. all members of the tribe lived in complete social equality.
C. all land was owned by the chief.
D. slave ownership formed an important aspect of determining personal wealth.
E. social differentiation was based entirely on physical strength and military prowess.
Answer: D
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a) detailed and restrictive b) lax and open c) difficult to enforce d) strongly opposed by the colonists
In the 1884 Woodruff case a U.S. federal court set a precedent by ruling to protect the environment because it found that
a. a "clear and present" danger existed when miners used hydraulic cannons. b. it could not ignore bribes by the Big Four, who wanted to gain the support of farmers for their policies. c. due to the creation of "a public and private nuisance," miners could no longer dump debris into rivers. d. the environment was an entity "in perpetuity" that needed court oversight.
Octavian made Mark Antony look weak by suggesting he was merely a pawn of Cleopatra, queen of ________
Fill in the blank with correct word.
The statement, "For many . . . the industrial revolution and its appetite for cotton was a curse, not a blessing" refers to what group of people?
a. Textile workers in English mills. b. Peasants in India raising cotton for the global market. c. English families being paid starvation wages for working in the putting out system. d. Slaves or exploited peasants in Egypt, America, and India. e. English cotton merchants.