As ancient societies grew in size and number, many of them also became more fragile. Explain the collapse of Hittite, Cretan and Mycenean society in relation to population pressures
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Answers will vary but correct responses should include: Like all communities that made the transition to agriculture, these civilizations were vulnerable to famine and disease. As populations increased, conquests were necessary and were hard to maintain. All had fragile economies, sustained by elaborate and expensive methods of collecting, storing, and redistributing food, and could not feed the cities and support the elite culture for an extended period.
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A. the Royal Mounted Police adopted a more aggressive stance against Indian resistance to acculturation B. Canada granted Indians the rights of British subjects and proceeded more slowly in attempting to acculturate them C. the Canadian government treated Indian tribes as foreign nations D. Canada outlawed intermarriage between whites and Indians
What was the main cash crop of the North?
a) wheat b) tobacco c) rice d) sugar
How did science and medicine inspire a shift in global dominance from the West to the East in the twentieth century? How did this shift affect the economic progress and improve the historical and cultural reputation of the Eastern world?
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What was the 1978 Supreme Court decision that rejected the idea of fixed affirmative action quotas, but allowed that race could be used as one factor among many in admissions decisions?
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