In this excerpt from his “report on the destruction of the indies,” the priest bartolomé de las casas describes what happened to the american indians on hispaniola. read the passage and then answer the question.

“[t]hey assigned them [the american indians] to each christian, under the pretext [false reason] that the latter [the christians] should train them in the catholic faith. . the care and thought these spaniards took, was to send the men to the mines to dig gold, which is an intolerable labor; and they put the women into dwellings, which are huts, to dig and cultivate the land. . they gave food neither to the one, nor the other, except grass, and things that have no substance . . the men died of fatigue and hunger in the mines and others perished in dwellings or huts, for the same reason. it was in this way that such multitudes of people were destroyed in this island, as indeed all those in the world might be destroyed by like means.”

—bartolomé de las casas, 1552

according to las casas, how did the spanish treat american indians in the caribbean?

a.

spanish colonists concentrated on teaching them christianity.
b.

they forced the men to work in gold mines, supported by women who grew food for them.
c.

they enslaved both men and women and let most die from overwork and starvation.
d.

the spanish were fair to them, but unfortunately many of them were not willing to work.

According to the excerpt from Las Casas, the Spanish treated American Indians in the Caribbean harshly by:

C.

They enslaved both men and women and let most die from overwork and starvation.

The correct answer is C.) They enslaved both men and women and let most die from overwork and starvation.

Explanation:

I took the test.

despite recent progress in bangladesh in the areas of poverty and human development indicators such as literacy and life expectancy, inequalities in income and consumption rates have increased, with 32% of the population living below the poverty line.

bangladesh is one of the world’s most densely populated countries; the size of illinois, bangladesh has a population of 156 million people, half the population of the united states. despite recent progress out of poverty and increasing human development indicators such as literacy and life expectancy, inequalities in income and consumption rates have increased (undp 2005). 32% of the population lives below the national poverty line, most of whom are women and children. the prevalence of child (under 5) malnutrition is 33%, one of the highest in the world.

the disproportionate poverty faced by women and girls comes as a result of discrimination and exclusion within bangladeshi society, struggling to establish their rights and influence in decision-making processes. traditional practices such as dowries, child marriages and the relegation of being last to eat have created a demeaning and dangerous sociopolitical context for girls and women. (world vision, 2014)

i dont believe in religion. lets all be peace