<span>D) increased long-distance trade and taxation of citizens
</span>Which activity is an economic characteristic of classical civilizations?
increased long-distance trade and taxation of citizens
<span>NOT:
</span>A) art representing what citizens decided was beautiful
<span>B) armies that were trained to protect the city </span>
<span>C) rule by a centralized government </span><span>
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Answer:
On a coordinate plane, an absolute value graph has a vertex at 
.
Explanation:
Let 
, 
is a parent absolute value, whose vertex is located at 
. Then, 
is translated horizontally two units in the +x direction and vertically one unit in the -y direction. Hence, the vertex is located at .
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Answer:
An important philosophical idea during the Enlightenment was that ordinary people should be able to pursue greater opportunities.
Explanation:
The Enlightenment was a period of great change in Europe and the United States in scientific practices and thinking that began in the late 17th century in the wake of the scientific revolution in the late Middle Ages. The Enlightenment lasted for about a century, and was characterized by the new ideas and discoveries that emerged during this period, which unveiled many things that had previously been incomprehensible to man. The Enlightenment was therefore a period of great human knowledge. This knowledge came about because man increasingly used scientific methods based on reason and realism rather than belief in supernatural forces or other babblings. The Christian Church was increasingly criticized after the new sciences and practices gave rise to a secular worldview.
The dumping of the tea into the Boston Harbor
Answer:
Explanation:
If this is the cold war, then these people were of some influence. Children were influenced by teachers. Labor leaders could lead strikes that would cripple parts of America that were dependent on labor. Government workers could do two things:
1) They could pass on information that the Government of America would not really like passed on.
2) They could influence other Government workers to see the world that they (the instigators) did.
That was the second time in the 20th century that people in certain professions were targeted and made to answer for their political beliefs. The other instance was during the McCarthy era where Joseph McCarthy went after people in high positions. Movie stars, movie directors, and movie writers were all fingered. Their courage was tested: all they had to do was name someone who was also a member of the Communist Party. McCarthy was brought down, but the hatred he generated lingered on.
Was all this right? The most sacred part of the Constitution of the United States is the First Amendment. Many have died for it, believing strongly in its sanctity. Many of those accused of being communists were ordinary citizens exercising their right to speak. The did not threaten to overthrow the government. They only wanted everyone to be treated fairly and not be subjected to the brutality of those in power.
It is never right to loose your livelihood for peacefully expressing your opinion.
There is some connection between the work of Martin Luther King Jr. and the McCarthy hate movement. J. Edger Hoover always had it in for King and tried very hard to make the connection between King and the Communist party stick. Fortunately he couldn't
The first time was after the first world war. I don't know much about this, but I do know that it was a brutal time and the confrontation between labor and the government officials was oppressive and many lost freedoms, family and jobs over the conflict. Try to find Attorney General Palmer to learn more.
