Renaissance- is a transitional epoch from the Middle Ages to the new age, when there is a sharp rise of European culture. It acquires a more secular character than in the Middle Ages, in the center of art and literature is an active person who absorbs all the features of the world (microcosm-macrocosm), his life acquires an independent value, not Is the moment on the way to eternity. Political Thought (the same Niccolo Machiavelli) is formed, and the civic values of antiquity become an ideal. In socio-economic terms-there is a formation of early capitalist relations, and the bourgeoisie develops as a special layer of society.
The Renaissance, first of all, is observed in the Italian cities-Florence, Venice, Genoa, Pisa, etc., but also in Holland.
- Define dowry, tradition and explain how it degenerated into demand and bargain of money for marriage.
<u>Dowry </u>is the money (it can come in the form of money, cars, buildings, expensive gems etc.) you give to the bridegroom's family as a gift for marrying the bride. This tradition started a long time back but still continues. It was originally given as a sign of happiness & extreme gratefulness. However, now dowry is sometimes demanded by the groom's family & the women are bargained for money. They threaten to hurt or not marry the woman if they don't receive enough money. This has lead to immense disputes by feminists. Now the act of dowry is illegal & prohibited in many countries. But, it still takes place between many families. It's been high time since dowry should be stopped & people realize that women are more than just mere & poor maidens.
The following concept is central both to the Declaration of Independence and to Social Contract Theory:
C) the authority of the government should be derived from the consent of the governed
This is described as the people give the government their consent (or okay) to be governed.
Option A
They built canals to irrigate their crops is one way that the people living in Mesopotamia adapted to their physical environment
<u>Explanation:</u>
The climate of Mesopotamia proffered various provocations to the personalities who existed yonder. Mesopotamians altered their situation to develop. Mesopotamia is “area within the rivers”. They raised tenants in all city-state to make large irrigation schemes of canals and dams.
Here Crops planted in the arid area because of rivers, arable soil. Pioneer homesteaders had to irrigate the land onward the shores of the rivers for their crops to raise. Mesopotamia had no forests for wood and required building elements
