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[Homework Help] Which was the biggest flaw of the Articles of Confederation?
[Homework Help] What happened during the period known as the Hellenistic Age? A. Alexander the Great conquered vast territories. B. Persian armies destroyed much of Greek culture in their conquest of Alexander’s empire. C. Greek cultural influence declined as Alexander’s empire expanded. D. A new Greek culture spread throughout the lands Alexander had conquered.
[Homework Help] Which is an example of the executive branch imposing a check on the legislature's power to make laws? A. A court declares a law unconstitutional. B. The president vetoes a bill. C. A bill dies in committee. D. A member refuses to sponsor a bill written by an executive agency. E. The president appoints a federal justice.
[Homework Help] Why did the Greek historian Herodotus call Egypt "the gift of the Nile"? Choose all answers that are correct. A. The Nile provided water. B. The Nile was an abundant source of precious stones. C. The Nile gave the Egyptians more access to trade. D. The Nile deposited fertile soil.
[Homework Help] Identify which of Japan's major religions is being described in the following passage. Choose one of the following: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, or Shintoism. Followers of the native religion of Japan believe that all things in nature have spirits called kami, which the followers honor with shrines.
[Homework Help] Which describes how people in Mesopotamia lived before city-states were developed? A. They lived as nomads. B. They almost all lived as hunters in groups. C. They lived as craftsmen in towns. D. They lived as farmers and herders in communities.
[Homework Help] The beliefs of which ancient Egyptian are most similar to Abraham's beliefs? A. Akhenaten B. Imhotep C. Hatshepsut D. Tutankhamun
[Homework Help] Why did the Persian emperor Darius invade Greece? A. He wanted to stop the fighting between Sparta and Athens. B. He wanted to avenge the defeat of his father, Xerxes. C. Athenians had helped Ionian cities when they revolted against the Persians. D. Spartan forces under King Leonidas had attacked several Persian cities.
[Homework Help] Which does not describe a reason people moved west in the late 1800s? A. Cheap land on the Great Plains pushed immigrants to go west. B. Western mines offered jobs for the unemployed. C. Fewer dangers in the West made life easier for settlers there. D. The demand for meat in eastern cities meant jobs for cowboys and ranchers.
[Homework Help] Why are there no photos of Lincoln giving the Gettysburg Address? A. He asked that no pictures be taken. B. Photographers did not have time to set up. C. The news media did not like him. D. It was raining too hard for pictures.
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