Which of the following was a consequence of the long-standing conflict between emperors and landowners in the Byzantine Empire?
a. aristocratic revolts and resistance to taxation
b. peasants refusing to work the land
c. refusal to turn in surplus crops for storage
d. emperors divided up large landowners' claims to lessen their power
a
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The labor system that compelled native workers to labor in Spanish mines and fields in exchange for protection and Christian conversion was known as
A) the encomienda system. B) the hacienda. C) slavery. D) indentured servitude. E) the repartimiento system.
Who was Francis Xavier?
a) a Jesuit missionary in India and Japan who decided to preach to indigenous peoples who had little prior contact with Portuguese merchants and sailors b) a Jesuit missionary who founded a string of colleges and universities in the New World Consider This: Later in his career, Xavier decided to travel to Japan to try to convert people there. See 4.2.1: In God’s Name. c) a Jesuit priest who counseled that African slavery was not morally acceptable Consider This: Later in his career, Xavier decided to travel to Japan to try to convert people there. See 4.2.1: In God’s Name. d) a Jesuit priest who served as a diplomat of the Spanish monarch to Native American chiefs in New Spain Consider This: Later in his career, Xavier decided to travel to Japan to try to convert people there. See 4.2.1: In God’s Name.
How did class and social status divide blacks during Reconstruction?
A) Leaders who had been slaves were often worried about land and labor issues. B) Leaders who had been free were often worried about civil rights issues. C) Leaders who were former slaves and those who were free could not agree on strategy. D) Leaders were completely united about how to deal with education during Reconstruction.
What precipitated James I's decision to make Virginia a royal colony?
A) the granting of dictatorial powers to the colony's governors in 1609 B) the Virginia Company's decision to concentrate on tobacco production in 1617 C) the decision to begin the enslavement of blacks in 1619 D) the Indian massacre of 1622