Which of these statements was true of Jewish marriages?
A) There was no disgrace in remaining single or dedicating one's life to Yahweh.
B) When a woman married, her property was given to her husband.
C) Young women had the opportunity to reject one marriage partner proffered by her parents.
D) Adultery was a crime for women but not for men unless committed with a married woman.
E) Women often initiated divorce proceedings.
D
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A) ancient humans were hunting across much of the continent B) trade routes developed earlier than once thought C) they were brought by European explorers D) migration across the continent was limited
In the loosely organized Aborigine tribes of Australia, who had the most overall power in a tribe?
a. the most successful hunter b. older females c. the most fertile woman d. older males e. young females
One of the few views that Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington both shared was that
a. blacks should emigrate from the South to the cities of the North. b. blacks should emigrate from the South to their “homeland” in Africa. c. blacks should emigrate from the South to the territories in the West. d. blacks should remain in the South.
European contact with Native Americans led to
a. the Europeans' acceptance of the horse into their culture. b. the deaths of millions of Native Americans, who had little resistance to European diseases. c. the introduction into the New World of such plants as potatoes, tomatoes, and beans. d. an increase in the Native American population. e. the use of tobacco by Native Americans.