What is "shifting cultivation?"
a. changing from one crop to another mid-season
b. when men took over the cultivation of crops from women
c. the process of clearing wooded areas of trees to allow planting there
d. allowing naturally growing grasses to overtake a planted field to increase diversity
e. a method of crop rotation, in which an area is planted until it becomes eroded, then the group moves on toanother area
e
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What was the significance of the Second Confiscation Act?
A) provided that slaves of rebel masters shall be forever free B) allowed the Confederate Army to take all necessary war supplies C) authorized the Union Army to appropriate property in conquered territory D) made all farm produce government property for the duration of the war
Unlike the Sumerians and Akkadians, the Phoenicians ________
A) impacted many cultures through trade B) had primarily a local cultural impact C) were Indo-European in origin D) remained confined to small city-states
Which of these first spurred emigration from Portugal to Brazil?
A) sugar plantations B) establishment of the captaincies C) the Treaty of Tordesillas D) discovery of gold
Which of the following was not among the qualifications that helped William McKinley earn the Republican presidential nomination in 1896?
a. He came from the key electoral swing state of Ohio. b. He had acquired many years of honorable service in Congress. c. He was a likable and esteemed Civil War veteran. d. He was backed by the skilled political manager and fund raiser Mark Hanna. e. He was an energetic and charismatic campaigner.