When the French essayist Michel de Montaigne wrote, “So we may well call these people barbarians, in respect to the rules of reason, but not in respect to ourselves, who surpass them in every kind of barbarity,” he was referring to _________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word.


Answer: cannibals of the new world

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What will be an ideal response?

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a. It moves when its motor is activated. b. It hangs on a wall. c. It hangs from the ceiling. d. It moves when there is an air current. e. It hangs from the ceiling and moves when there is an air current.

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The lute is a string instrument similar to a modern guitar

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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