1) The Jews' monotheistic religious tradition shaped the Western beliefs about God.
2) The 7-day week, including a day of rest for everyone.
3) The concept of morality was also the work of the Hebrews, including the dignity and value of a person. Under Israelite law, everyone had recourse to the courts. A child, widow, wife, etc., could initiate legal action against any citizen to redress perpetrated harm. Compare this to those societies in which only mature, land-owning males had rights.
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4) Parents are responsible for teaching children. Illiteracy among Israelites, in every generation, was rare.
5) Infants are to be protected and cared for, whether or not they turned out to be the gender you were hoping for.
<span>6) Cruelty to animals is not acceptable. </span>
Answer: A) the sinking of the Lusitania
Explanation: The other three options can be eliminated pretty easily:
B) is not correct because the British never invaded the United States, especially not during WWI, as we were on their side
C) is not correct because the bombing of Pearl Harbor occurred during WWII
D) is not correct because NYC was never bombed
The poor standing of Leopold the 2nd is most probably attributed to the role he had in the extermination of huge amounts of people in Belgian colonies at the time. This wasn't known at the time, but today we known that Leopold the 2nd had ordered a genocide over the Congonese people.
Answer: As a result of the Industrial Revolution, cotton became a profitable crop. Cotton cultivation expanded at a breakneck pace, as did demand for slaves. To maintain its way of life, the South became even more reliant on slave labor.
