Girolamo Savonarola of Florence attempted to initiate reform there by
a. arresting and deposing the Medici clan.
b. initiating the Inquisition against heretics.
c. holding public trials of corrupt clergy.
d. holding large public burnings of luxury items.
e. forming a lay society to hold their own church services.
d
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Which statement best identifies the belief that Christian slaveholders used to justify the enslavement of other human beings?
a. The prosperity of many is necessitated by the suffering of a few. b. Suffering in slavery helps African Americans earn a place in Heaven. c. People of African descent are demons and therefore should be enslaved. d. People of African descent are mentally and morally inferior. e. Being enslaved will help convert African Americans to Christianity.
Romans began unifying the Italian peninsula under their control:
a. In the fourth century BCE. b. About 2000 BCE. c. Around the early eighth century BCE. d. Immediately after the Etruscans had migrated into the area.
Those who argued for integrated schools believed that student interaction would help __________
a) reduce prejudice b) build business contacts c) develop black interest in the study of fine arts d) avoid the need for exceptional disciplinary measures
During the 1950s, the American Federation of Labor in the United States
A. merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations. B. was intimidated by powerful and wealthy corporations. C. made significant concessions in benefits in order to gain higher wages. D. saw its president, David Beck, charged with the misappropriation of union funds. E. represented nearly half of all working Americans.