Christopher Columbus was responsible for
A) prohibiting the enslavement of indigenous peoples in the Americas.
B) initiating the idea to enslave African peoples.
C) enslaving some 2000 indigenous "Caribs" later sold in Castile.
D) abolishing the practice of indigenous enslavement.
C
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Between 3000 and 2000 BCE, villages in the lowlands along the Andes coast of Peru did all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Built rafts to allow them to fish farther from shore. b. Increased crop yields through irrigation. c. Began developing a stratified society. d. Started making bronze plows and cooking utensils.
A cease fire agreement brought the Korean War to an end in July __________.
A. 1938 B. 1945 C. 1953 D. 1959 E. 1963
What was the overriding concern for some as the industrial capabilities progressed?
A) Wealth was a guiding factor in internal politics of many nations. B) Influence could be won among underdeveloped nations by the introduction of industrial technologies. C) Whether or not the concentration and expansion of economic power could continue without seriously disturbing political relations among nations D) Would lead humanity too far in technology for our own good? E) Industrial progress may sacrifice quality of life for some, while improving it for others.
Which of the following statements about newly independent nations of South America is most accurate?
A) While most leaders sought to maintain Catholicism as the official religion of the new states , some sought to end the exclusion of other faiths. B) Roman Catholicism had been the only state religion during the colonial period, and its status as the only permitted religion remained unchallenged after independence . C) The onset of independence was accompanied by a general trend away from Catholicism toward Protestant religions. D) The defense of the Roman Catholic church became a rallying cry for Latin American Liberals.