The first great civilizations in the history of humanity were born alongside great rivers. The Indus river culture was one of the first civilizations that emerged, and it did it in the valley of the Indus and Ganges rivers. This culture flourished around the year 3300 BC in what today is the North-West of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, following the Indus river. It encompassed near a hundred settlements and two large cities: Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Like other ancient civilizations it depended mainly on the river. Specifically, Indus and Ganges rivers helped to develop this culture chiefly for two reasons.
First, like the Nile river in Egypt the Indus river overflowed every year flooding large regions and depositing fertile sediments which gave an immense agricultural power that was the basis of the development of these societies. This productive agriculture allowed a surplus of resources and, therefore, permitted the population to increase at a large rate as never before.
Second, the economic surplus gave place to the exchange of goods between the diverse settlements that were located alongside the river, which was used as a way to transport these commercial goods. This way, the Indus river became a sophisticated commercial network that shaped this ancient civilization.
Answer: Although you have not provided a complete version of this multiple-choice question, I have been able to locate it.
They ask you: All of the following measures expanded democracy during the Progressive era EXCEPT:
a. the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
b. literacy tests and residency requirements.
c. the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution.
d. the use of primary elections among party members to select candidates.
e. the popular election of judges.
The correct answer is the b) literacy tests and residency requirements.
Explanation: Just to elaborate a little bit on the answer, it can be added that the so-called Progressive Era (1890 - 1920) in the United States was a period in which a series of social reforms were implemented in order to improve people's living conditions. Actions such as the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution, which established the popular election of United States senators by the people, or the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which granted women the right to vote, clearly expanded democracy during that period, as well as the use of primary elections among party members to select candidates, and the popular election of judges. Literacy tests and residency requirements did not.
1. Cult - A religious system regarded as misguided or unorthodox
2. Cynicism - A philosophy that doubts the attitude, beliefs, or character of others.
3. Dynasty - A succession of rulers from the same family
4. Skepticism - A philosophy that believes true knowledge is not possible
5. Syncretism - A philosophy that attempts to combine different systems of beliefs or practices
Answer:
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