What is the term slave derived from?

A) Servus because a serf is technically a slave.
B) Slav because when they were captured in war, they were sold as slaves in the markets of Byzantium.
C) It is a Greek term for free labor.
D) It is a Germanic word for captured in combat.
E) None of these


B

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A. the dependence of Mayan states on the goodwill of neighboring communities that supplied them with vital resources and supplies B. a widening in the gap between the rich and poor of Mayan society C. the domestication of large mammals to more easily transport goods from one place to another D. the urbanization of Mayan territory

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