The text suggests that __________ helps explain the difference in slavery in kingdoms of North and West Africa and slavery in the Americas
a) the role of Islamic law in North and West Africa
b) the economic value of freeing slaves in North and West African societies
c) the vastly smaller numbers of slaves held in North and West African societies
d) the climate of the Americas
Answer: a
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The ________ system of slave labor predominated in the cotton districts.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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The Frankish kings who defeated the Lombards gave the pope the lands surrounding Rome, which became known as __________.
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