PROMPT: “[This] Indian country was decentralized and diverse, but not disconnected. . . . Routes of trade and communication, most of them millennia old and following the great river systems, crisscrossed the continent. The goods that moved along them were, for the most part, few and rare. . . . Some closely neighboring people might exchange crucial resources—corn, for instances, for meat or fish.” Daniel K. Richter, historian, Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of Early America, 2001 QUESTION: Which of the following most supported the development of the commerce described in the excerpt above? Maize cultivation spread northward from Mexico.
Native Americans constructed extensive road networks.
Native Americans in the Northeast of North America formed extensive empires.
Metal tools became valuable objects in Native American religions.

The relationships between entities within a state, such as the establishment of branches (executive, legislative, judicial), and the powers of the federal government are laid out by which of the following selections?

Select one:

A. common law

B. military law

C. constitutional law

D. criminal law

Explanation:

answer: the purpose of the "index of forbidden books" was to prevent the contamination of the faith or the corruption of morals of roman catholics according to canon law, through the reading of theologically mistaken or immoral books. the condemnation of published books, thus listed in the index librorum prohibitorum.

explanation: index librorum prohibitorum, (latin: “index of forbidden books”), list of books once forbidden by roman catholic church authority as dangerous to the faith or morals of roman catholics. publication of the list ceased in 1966, and it was relegated to the status of a historic document.

the 20th and final edition appeared in 1948, and the index was formally abolished on 14 june 1966 by pope paul vi. the aim of the list was to protect the faith and morals of the faithful by putting a stop to the reading of theologically, culturally, and politically disruptive books.

i believe out of the choices it is a.