What was the effect of increased trade on the development of the Renaissance? O It allowed the growth of a middle class that read literature.

O It encouraged artists to move to Italy from Asia and Africa.

O It enabled Europeans to stop worrying about war and the plague.

O It produced wealth that was used to support learning and the arts.

How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slave labor in the united states? a. there was a forced migration of slaves from the south to the north. b. slave-owning cotton planters were gradually forced to sell their plantations. c. more slaves were purchased to work on cotton plantations in the south. d. the reduced need for labor on cotton plantations led to a decline in slavery. e. slaves were moved from cotton plantations to sugar plantations.

Which of the following is true about a merger? a. it is an example of deregulation. c. it is a combination of two or more companies into a single firm. b. it violates the sherman anti-trust act of 1890. d. it always leads to economic growth.

The importance of judaism in modern western government is the: