The first empires in southwest Asia, such as the Assyrians, the Persians, the Babylonians, and the Macedonian Empire, had a great influence on the technological, cultural and social development of all the peoples of the Mediterranean and the Middle East. The Assyrians, fierce conquerors built cities like Ninive and Babylon, extended the written language (cuñeiforme) since the Mesopotamians were the inventors of the wheel and the writing. The Persians, commanded by great kings like Cyrus the Great, or Darius I, extended to Greece and put at risk the cradle of Western philosophy, bringing with them mathematics and a refined culture; while Alexander the Great, in the Macedonian empire, extended from Egypt to India, globalizing all Europe and Asia in its time of glory.
Answer:
for the first question: Lexington and Concord
Second question: the shot heard round the world
Explanation:
Most of the French came to the New World because they wanted to trade woth the Natives. Many did not bring families and instead assimilated and became friendly with the Natives so that they could make money on furs.
Answer: Baalbek, Lebanon
EVIDENCE: Known as the “City of the Sun,” Baalbek in Lebanon's fertile Bekaa Valley is among the best-preserved Roman ruins in the Middle East. Built on a magnificent scale that rivaled even ancient Rome, pilgrims from across the empire flocked here to worship.
The correct answer is monarchs.