<span>B. Galileo used his telescope to find evidence that Earth is not the center of the universe. This discovery contradicted the teachings of the Catholic Church, suggesting that religion was not the only guide to truth </span>
It would have to be 27 BC when Octavian becomes Emperor.
Innovations in agricultural technology increased the production of cotton. As a result, Southern plantations needed greater numbers of enslaved workers. They saw slavery as a sign of privilege.
The answer to your question is number 4
Hammurabi keenly understood that, to achieve this goal, he needed one universal set of laws for the diverse peoples he conquered.
Trial by cold water was when the accused was thrown into a pool of water bound. If he/she sank and drowned he/she was innocent (and conveniently dead). If he/she floated and did not sink, he was taken to have been "rejected" by the water and must necessarily be guilty.