By the middle part of the first millennium B.C.E., Lapita and other Austronesian peoples had established what kind of ruling structure in the Pacific islands they had settled?
A. theocratic
B. hierarchical chiefdom
C. matrilineal
D. democratic
E. peasant-driven communal
Answer: B
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How did Laura Malipiero escape punishment for witchcraft?
a) She took care to acquire powerful political patrons and got the backing of licensed physicians to “verify” her skills as an herbalist. b) While Venice normally would not have tolerated Malipiero’s spells, the Inquisition was more concerned with Jews in the Venetian ghetto practicing magic. Consider This: Why did many scholars publish their works in Venice? See 3.5: Narrative: Spells for Sale. c) Malipiero was condemned for witchcraft in Germany, but she was able to hide out in Venice since the Venetians hated the Germans. Consider This: Why did many scholars publish their works in Venice? See 3.5: Narrative: Spells for Sale. d) Malipiero had solid medical skills acquired in Sicily, since women could study medicine there. She only pretended to make spells because her uneducated patients expected them. Consider This: Why did many scholars publish their works in Venice? See 3.5: Narrative: Spells for Sale.
Mining eventually became a corporate operation because __________
A) individual miners left the region because of conflict with Indians B) Indians sold their native lands to mining capitalists C) massive capital investment in equipment was conducive to financial success D) ethnic disputes destroyed unity in old mining towns
Russian attempts to exploit economic opportunities along the far north Pacific coast of North America were met by opposition from what Native American groups?
A) Sitkas and Kodiaks B) Sioux and Shoshonis C) Aleuts and Tlingtis D) Kamchatkas and Inuits
Railroad technology originated in __________.
a. England b. the United States c. Germany d. Spain