What was an indulgence?
a. A luxury tax on goods exceeding the Sumptuary Law
b. An exemption to fasting on holy days.
c. a remission, after death, of all or part of the punishment due to sin.
d. Having an extra glass of wine with dinner.
e. The pope would grant special favors to people who paid him bribes.
c
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How did their enslavement affect the culture of many African Americans during the colonial era?
A) Many African Americans worked to preserve their culture despite the constraints of slavery. B) Many African Americans were openly hostile toward colonial culture and traditions. C) Many African Americans did not understand colonial customs and so disregarded them. D) Many African Americans pretended to adopt colonial customs while secretly maintaining their own traditions. E) Many African Americans disregarded their traditions and adopted colonial customs in order to "fit in."
Despite the wealth that could be gained there, more English colonists migrated to the North American mainland than to the Caribbean
A) True B) False
The monarch of German overthrown after that country's defeat in World War I was ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Which of the following was not a means of Assyria's superior military forces?
a. utilizing cavalry instead of chariots b. utilizing swords instead of lances c. incorporating engineers into siege warfare d. applying advanced catapult technology assimilated from the Chaldeans e. undermining fortified cities by "sapping" or digging tunnels under walls