This excerpt is from Griselda’s Tale, a European Folklore written by Giovanni Boccaccio. Griselda was married to Gualtieri and her patience and obiedience were severely tested when her children were taken away from her to be killed. Gualtieri did not kill them however, but kept them in another town. When Griselda’s daughter was 12 years old Gualtieri brought her back and presented her to Griselda as his new bride. When Griselda did not object to this he revealed the daughter to the mother and restored her role as a wife and mother.
Question: Which option identifies an inference one could draw about the ladies based upon the information in the excerpt?
Answer: A. They place a high value on material possessions.
<span>Unlike Portuguese explorers, Columbus believed that he could get to Asia more quickly by sailing west rather than east.
The Portuguese searched for Asia going west, sailing around the southern tip of Africa, whereas Columbus went west, which is the reason he came across America whilst searching for India. </span>
These were <em>R</em><em>adical Republicans. </em>=)
Aristocrats wanted to retain their power and wealth by taxing the people and the philosophers wanted to establish democracies that would give more power and wealth to the people. Basically the condition of the life of the people was so bad compared to the decadence of the aristocrats that revolution was inevitable.
