Explain how Egypt’s geography allowed it to create a large, stable, and relatively unchanged society that lasted about 2000 years
What will be an ideal response?
In your answer first briefly describe the basic geographic features of what was the ancient Egyptian society. Discuss how the two main geographic features, the river and the deserts, contributed different but equally important advantages to Egyptian state-building and its ability to defend itself. In what ways did Egypt’s geography create a culture very different from that of Mesopotamia?
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a. feudalism b. mercantilism c. capitalism d. commercialism
What did the conflict over the Quartering Act demonstrate?
A) It showed that there was strong anticolonial sentiment in the House of Commons and that Parliament would not hesitate to defend its sovereignty. B) It showed that there was a strong procolonial bloc in the House of Commons that was prepared to exert considerable pressure on the government to maintain good relations with the colonies. C) It showed that neither the king nor Parliament particularly cared about the civil liberties of Americans as long as the colonies were paying their share of colonial defense. D) It showed that the British government was caught in a dilemma of wanting to permit continued American self-governance but, at the same time, wanting to reassert at least the principle of parliamentary sovereignty. E) It showed that King George III was, in reality, the main force within the British government restraining the ministry of Lord North from imposing a tyranny on the colonies.
The effects of global warming would be devastating on Bangladesh and other highly populated coastal areas as a result of
a. severe cyclones. b. droughts. c. earthquakes. d. melting polar ice caps. e. tsunamis.
Which of the following technological improvements changed the Argentine cattle industry at the end of the nineteenth century?
a. Refrigeration b. The steamship c. The invention of barbed wire d. Lowered freight costs e. all of the above