Under the encomienda system,
a. the Catholic Church established schools and hospitals in Indian villages.
b. individual conquistadors were granted tributary Indian villages from which they could collect money andgoods
c. Spanish Jesuits undertook the task of converting Indians to the Christian faith.
d. prisoners from Spain were sent to work in New World silver mines for periods ranging from seven years tolife.
b
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a. the confirmation of references by Homer to civilizations in Greece prior to the eighth century B.C. b. the earliest translations of Homeric works. c. an understanding of the route of Dorian invasions. d. a more critical understanding of Athenian democracy. e. a better understanding of the tragedy of the Peloponnesian War.
The Soviet response to the Marshall plan was
a. to eagerly embrace its offer of economic assistance. b. to reject it because it was an example of American economic and political imperialism. c. cautiously accept it but with the proviso that no aid should be given to Germany because of the latter's responsibility for causing World War II. d. accept aid for the Soviet Union but not to the other nations under Soviet control. e. establish its own equally-funded aid program.
Discuss the possibility of second marriages being more successful than first marriages. What are the additional sources of stress in second marriages?
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The introduction of satrapies enabled the Persian Empire to __________
A) control crossroads in trade routes B) standardize measures and coinage C) recruit soldiers more systematically D) govern the vast empire more efficiently