Hammurabi's Code contained all the following provisions concerning women except that
a. Women could not inherit wealth.
b. Women could be drowned for adultery.
c. Women could initiate divorce proceedings.
d. All marriages had to be signed in legal documents.
e. Women could present their grievances to a judge and court.
a
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Congressman Gerald Ford had become vice president of the United States when
a. Nelson Rockefeller resigned the vice presidency to become governor of New York. b. Spiro Agnew resigned on corruption charges and Nixon appointed Ford under the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. c. he was selected to replace Spiro Agnew as Nixon's vice president in the 1972 campaign. d. Nixon was impeached and Congress needed to select a new president. e. the Twenty-Fifth Amendment made the Speaker of the House vice president in case of potential impeachment.
Mikhail Gorbachev
a. was the well-placed son of the head of the state oil-refining corporation. b. was picked for political leadership because of his record as a KGB data interpreter. c. had moved up rapidly since his appointment to the Party Central Committee in 1978. d. had spent many years in the gulag. e. had supported Mao Zedong against Nikita Khrushchev.
Which of the following groups best exemplifies active resistance to Roman cultural assimilation?
A. Celts B. Germans C. Jews D. Polytheists E. Greeks
Which of the following statements is true of New England's economy during the 1700s?
A) New Englanders produced their own furniture and agricultural implements. B) Flax and wool were imported by New Englanders to make clothing. C) Timber was imported from other colonies by New Englanders to establish a shipbuilding industry. D) Commerce in New England was focused on the cities of New York and Philadelphia. E) New England participated in the triangular trade by supplying wine and gold to southern Europe.