In Le Stinche Prison--Which Was Built in Florence, Italy, in the 1290s--Inmates

question 37

Multiple Choice

In Le Stinche Prison--which was built in Florence, Italy, in the 1290s--inmates were ______.

• A) subject to harsh physical punishment
• B) separated by age, social class, and offense
• C) targeted for religious conversion
• D) deliberately starved to death

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Definitions:

Galactose

A simple sugar that is a component of lactose, found in milk and dairy products.

Pepsinogen

An inactive precursor of pepsin, secreted by stomach lining cells, which is activated by stomach acid into the enzyme pepsin.

Salivary Glands

Exocrine glands in the mouth that produce saliva, which begins the process of digestion and helps maintain oral hygiene.

Mesentery Proper

A fold of the peritoneum connecting the intestines to the posterior abdominal wall, providing support and containing blood vessels.