Thanksgiving, the national holiday in the United States which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, was originally celebrated in October 1621 by the Pilgrims, along with the native Americans, after their first harvest in the New World. Pilgrims held a Thanksgiving celebration again in 1623 because, after the original feast to which attended 90 Native Americans and 53 Pilgrims, the latter began to gather in the small harvest they had.
In the 1700s, specifically from 1774 to 1789 The Continental-Confederation Congress appointed one or more thanksgiving days each year, or in other words several national days of prayer and thanksgiving. This practice was continued until October 3, 1789, when President George Washington proclaimed and created the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the United States of America:
Finally, On October 6, 1941, the congress passed a resolution fixing the fourth Thursday of November as the date for the holiday, beginning the next year in 1942
"By supporting city-states, wealthy merchant families created an environment that also promoted cultural achievements" is the one that <span>best describes how wealthy merchant families such as the Medicis influenced achievements during the Renaissance. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option or option "C". </span>
The main factor was the utilization of raised field agriculture. They would build these fields that had been artificially raised to a certain height along a flowing water source (mostly rivers but occasionally streams as well in some cases). When tropical weather patterns would cause said water sources to flood, instead of washing away the crops, it would act as irrigation for the raised fields. Securing a steady food source allowed the Mayans to support a large civilization in the tropical regions they called home.
Namibia and Poland have encountered relatively high rates in 2006 because of there economic policies. Poland and Namibia have growth rate of 3.3 and 4.2 respectively.
The 282 laws are one of the earliest and more complete written legal codes from ancient times. The codes have served as a model for establishing justice in other cultures and are believed to have influenced laws established by Hebrew scribes, including those in the Book of Exodus. The codes were originally carved into a massive monolith of black diorite, eight feet high. Lost for centuries after the fall of Babylon in 1595 BCE, the pillar was rediscovered in ruins of the Elamite city of Susa in 1901.