How does this painting of Adam and Eve reflect European views of nature?

What will be an ideal response?


The painting shows two people among the wild animals, about to eat an apple from a tree. This reflects the belief that nature existed as a resource for humans to tame and exploit. The animals depicted are surrounding Adam and Eve, as in a form of reverence. This goes along with the Europeans' belief that people had a God-given right to rule over nature, i.e., have "dominion . . . over every living thing that moveth upon the earth."

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a. copper mining. b. the cultivation of cotton. c. small-scale manufacturing of firearms for use in raids against Spanish Florida. d. the export of Indian slaves to the Caribbean. e. shipbuilding.

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What was the "silver question" in the 1890s, and why was it such a prominent issue?

What will be an ideal response?

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Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BCE, leaving the his nephew, _____________ _______________ to become the first Roman Emperor

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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In Central America, the Reagan administration generally ended up backing __________.

a. moderate, middle-class regimes b. right-wing dictatorships c. leftist insurgents d. populist reformers

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