Wealthy Florentines of the Renaissance often hired architects to create fortress-like palaces that served as emblems of their power

__________________ is the most accurate way of dating objects from the past

A. Radiometric dating B. Electron spin resonance C. Relative dating D. Archaeological dating

According to Benton and DiYanni, __________ was not one of the three commodities from Africa that came into demand as the desire for slave labor decreased

A. palm oil (used to lubricate machinery) B. latex (natural rubber) C. gum arabic (a dye fixer) D. coffee (to supply European homes and coffeehouses) E. none of the above