Author Question: Beginning in 1420, the __________________ started to explore the African coast in search of direct ... (Read 149 times)

beccaep · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Christopher Columbus was

A) Italian.
B) Spanish.
C) Portuguese.
D) French.
E) Dutch.

Question 2

Which of the following statements best applies to the status of women in Mesopotamian society?

A) Women exclusively controlled offices in the priesthood.
B) Divorce laws applied equally to men and women.
C) Punishments for adultery were light compared to those for men.
D) Woman had political but no religious rights.
E) The woman's role was to be in the home and subservient to her husband.

Question 3

Which of the following is true about the colonization of the Atlantic islands by the Portuguese?

A) The colonized the Canary and Madeira Islands.
B) They initiated a process of conquest and exploitation that would be repeated in the New World.
C) They established a brutal plantation system that relied on slave labor.
D) Slaves were taken from among the native population as well as from Africa.
E) All of these are correct.

Question 4

Punishments for crimes under the Code of Hammurabi

A) were more severe for the lower classes.
B) did not apply to domestic family concerns.
C) stressed reform rather than retribution.
D) were not for the upper class at all.
E) stressed the importance of confession and forgiveness.

Question 5

Beginning in 1420, the __________________ started to explore the African coast in search of direct access to gold and salt.

A) Spanish
B) Italians
C) Dutch
D) Portuguese
E) French