Lex talionis was a legal principle, the "law of retaliation."
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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In fifteenth century Africa, slaves
A) ? could be people with debts they weren't able to pay. B) might be released from bondage after a period of time. ? C) ? were traded for imported products that African rulers wanted. D) ? All of these choices E) ? None of these choices
Nearly one million buffalo were slaughtered during the 1870s
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In 1894, the Immigration Restriction League
A. called for the establishment of a tax on all immigrants. B. pushed strongly for the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act. C. sought a ban on immigrants from Europe, but not Asia. D. proposed screening immigrants to allow only the "desirable" ones to enter. E. sought a ban on all immigration to the United States for fifteen years.
Agricultural village societies
a. were usually organized in terms of kinship groups or lineages. b. formed through the leadership of strong kings and aristocracies. c. developed hierarchical societies with large disparities between elites and commoners. d. formed a strong sense of patriarchy in which men dominated trades and positions of authority.