What was the dominant commodity in the spice trade during the sixteenth century both for flavoring food and for its use as a preservative?
a. salt
b. nutmeg
c. cumin
d. pepper
d
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Which factor contributed to the development of modern economic institutions?
A) limiting markets in order to demand high prices B) much higher wages for workers C) a decrease in the cost of goods D) public banks chartered by the states E) higher taxes
The focus of Lincoln Steffens's research and writing was __________
a. corruption in city government b. filth in meatpacking plants c. monopolies d. conservation e. unhealthy working conditions
Parliament sought revenge against Charles I when he tried to
A) ?grant religious freedom to Catholics living in England. B) ?raise an army without parliamentary support to suppress a rebellion in Ireland. C) ?finance the establishment of a colony in North America without parliamentary support. D) ?make Puritanism the official religion of England. E) ?None of these are correct.
Which of the following statements is true?
a. Ibn Battuta was given a young female slave when he visited the court. b. The people of Mali did not enslave their own countrymen, they captured slaves from the forest belt to the south. c. About five hundred slaves were sold north of the Sahara each year. d. Slaves in Mali were only males. e. Slaves were only captured in war.