Was Homer's view of women largely positive, largely negative, or a combination of both?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. His hostile attitude toward women as dangerous or disloyal
2. Emphasis on women as mothers
3. The status of the wives of heroes and nobility
4. Penelope as the ideal woman in Homer's work
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which country had the greatest number of people emigrate in the seventeenth century?
A) ?? France B) ?? Spain C) ?? England D) ?? Germany E) ?? Ireland
What was the name of the conference of state delegates designed to address economic rivalries between the states?
A) the Annapolis Convention B) the Montpelier Convention C) the Richmond Convention D) the Albany Convention
Before the cotton gin, tobacco was the most profitable crop to grow in America, and accounted for nearly half of the colonies' exports. Before the American Revolution, due to the Navigation Acts, the colonies were not allowed to _______ products to countries other than Britain
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).