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(01.02 LC)Bartolomé de Las Casas argued that American Indians

(01.01 MC)Read the excerpt to answer the question below.”They neither care nor know anything of arms, for I showed them swords, and they took them by the blade and cut themselves through ignorance. They have no iron, their darts being wands without iron, some of them having a fish’s tooth at the end, and others being pointed in various ways…I was attentive, and took trouble to ascertain if there was gold. I saw that some of them had a small piece fastened in a hole they have in the nose, and by signs I was able to make out that to the south, or going from the island to the south, there was a king who had great cups full, and who possessed a great quantity.”Source: Christopher Columbus, from his journal entries dated 12–14 October, 1492Reports such as Columbus’s encouraged the European powers to

(01.01 LC)The city situated along the Mississippi River that served as a significant center of trade in the year 1200 is known today as

(01.03 LC)Which of the following describes a person of mixed ancestry in the Spanish Empire?

(01.03 HC)Read the excerpt to answer the question below.”The kindness of the seventh day,Never to leave the king,The worshiper of the father,The worshiper of the god,The worshiper of the savior,The father savior;Without a hearth,We ourselves make ourselves Children of Obatala*.”*In Yoruba traditional religions, the god Obatala created Earth and human beings.Source: Traditional African-Brazilian Folk SongThe song excerpt reflects the concept of syncretism by showing that

(01.02 LC)Which of the following explains the rise of the “hybrid culture” in the Spanish empire?

(01.01 MC)Read the excerpt to answer the question below.”They neither care nor know anything of arms, for I showed them swords, and they took them by the blade and cut themselves through ignorance. They have no iron, their darts being wands without iron, some of them having a fish’s tooth at the end, and others being pointed in various ways…I was attentive, and took trouble to ascertain if there was gold. I saw that some of them had a small piece fastened in a hole they have in the nose, and by signs I was able to make out that to the south, or going from the island to the south, there was a king who had great cups full, and who possessed a great quantity.”Source: Christopher Columbus, from his journal entries dated 12–14 October, 1492The excerpt would be most likely used to support

(04.03 MC)Question refers to the image below.© Norton 2015What was the primary role of the white middle-class woman in antebellum America?

(01.03 HC)Read the excerpt to answer the question below.”The kindness of the seventh day,Never to leave the king,The worshiper of the father,The worshiper of the god,The worshiper of the savior,The father savior;Without a hearth,We ourselves make ourselves Children of Obatala*.”*In Yoruba traditional religions, the god Obatala created Earth and human beings.Source: Traditional African-Brazilian Folk SongHow is a combining of cultures reflected in the song excerpt?

(04.06, 04.07 HC)Question refers to excerpts below.”Still, though a slaveholder, I freely acknowledge my obligation as a man; and I am bound to treat humanely the fellow creatures whom God has entrusted to my charge…It is certainly in the interest of all, and I am convinced it is the desire of every one of us, to treat our slaves with proper kindness.”Source: Letter from former South Carolina governor James Henry Hammond, 1845″Standing with God and the crushed and bleeding slave on this occasion, I will, in the name of humanity which is outraged, in the name of Liberty which is fettered, in the name of the constitution and Bible, which are disregarded, and trampled upon, dare to call in question and denounce…slavery ‘the great sin and shame of America’!”Source: Fredrick Douglass, from speech titled “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro,” 1852Which of the following groups would be likely to support the point of view of Frederick Douglass in the excerpt?