How may we explain the great witch-hunt of the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. The general climate of anxiety fostered by the Price Revolution and religious divisions created ripe conditions for the witch-hunt.
b. The belief in demonic magic provided the basis for accusations against those suspected of witchcraft.
c. Protestants tended to interpret references to demonic magic in the Bible literally.
d. Religious and secular authorities collaborated to root out heretics and prosecute them as witches.
e. The religious divisions created by the Reformation made heresy easy to identify and fed fears of witches.
f. Religious pundits saw discipline as the basis of social order. Consequently, they targeted deviants, both religious and social, who were seen as witches working for the Devil.
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A. Israel. B. Poland. C. North Korea. D. China. E. the Soviet Union.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Drawing on Hondagneu-Sotelo, explain how hiring Latina women to work in their homes enabled many White middle- and upper-class women to complete their educations and pursue careers.
What will be an ideal response?
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