Slaves
People who are considered legal property of another and occupy a condition of servitude. Many people today prefer to use
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Social Democrats
Combining aspects of liberal democracy with socialism, social democracy is a philosophy and attendant set of policies which advocate for
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a portion of the Hebrew Bible found in the section known as Ketuvim (Writings).
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the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean.
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Replacing the medieval Papal Inquisition, the Spanish Inquisition was established by King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I in 1478
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“a French colony in the western portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the area of modern-day Haiti, from
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the leader of the Low Countries (what is now the Netherlands and Belgium).
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Designed to regulate consumption, sumptuary laws have often played a role in upholding social hierarchies by defining dress, food, and
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A factory or workplace with unacceptable conditions, including overcrowding, few breaks or extreme hours, poor sanitation or ventilation, among others.
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