What was the wergeld system meant to accomplish?
a. The prevention of blood feuds
b. Increased conversion to Christianity
c. A greater tax-base for Germanic governments
d. Decreased immigration to the West
e. Reduced intermarriage between tribes
a
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The Hyksos were able to defeat the Egyptians in part because
a. The Egyptians had strong wood and horn bows. b. The Egyptians had a much smaller army. c. The Hyksos were allied with the Hittites. d. The Hyksos possessed horse-drawn chariots and strong bows. e. Egypt lacked strong leadership.
The Spanish established a strict hierarchal political and social system based on Spanish control; however, this system became more fluid when
a. Spanish laws gave limited rights to indigenous people. b. leaders of certain groups of people were allowed to rule their areas. c. numbers of mixed blood peoples began to outnumber the Spanish. d. people moved toward the frontier. e. rebellions weakened the Spanish hold on their colonies.
In the mid-nineteenth-century middle-class family, __________.
A. class and status roles became increasingly flexible B. parents had very different expectations for their sons than for their daughters C. boys and girls alike were encouraged to pursue higher education D. men and women played equal roles in the household
In 1954, the Eisenhower administration ordered the CIA to help overthrow the government of
A. Panama. B. Guatemala. C. Cuba. D. Colombia. E. Haiti.