1a. Canaan was a large, prosperous ancient country that was located in the land that includes current-time Israel, Lebanon, northwest parts of Jordan and western areas of Syria. In the Bible, Canaan is the promised land given by God to the descendants of Abraham. Nowadays, the word Canaan has become a metaphor for liberation from opression.
1b. The temple in Jerusalem built by Solomon in the 10th century BC, was burnt, according to historian Titus Flavius Josephus, during the sacking of Jerusalem by pharaoh Shoshenq I of Egypt. It burned "four hundred and seventy years, six months, and ten days after it was built"
2. Water, the Mediterranean Sea was crucial for Greek life:
Transportation. Greece is a peninsula, which means that is surrounded by water on three sides. While the inland is covered by mountains, the sea allowed for the transportationof people, raw materials and products to other regions.
Seafaring. The Greeks were skilled sailors that built rowing and sailing ships. Fishing became one of the important activities that provided with fresh or dried fish, an important part of the diet.
Trade. The Mediterranean Sea was a commercial highway and allowed the commerce with other civilizations and territories from the Mediterraneum, the Black Sea and even Egypt. Commerce came with the expansion of trading posts and the spreading of cultural products.
Answer:
a peoples whole way of life
The state of Maryland believed that it could ignore federal banking policy established with the creation of the Second Bank of the United States because the power to create a national bank was not explicitly given to the federal government in the constitution.
This idea of the federal government having the ability to do something even though it is not written in the constitution is called an implied power. However, during this time (early 1800's), individuals were still disagreeing over what powers the federal government could imply. This crisis over the constitution and its interpretation will be seen several times throughout the early 1800's.
Every year, the president pardons a turkey that will be eaten at the white house for Thanksgiving dinner.
Although he eventually achieved peace with France, the unofficial naval war (Quasi-War) with France made Adams extremely unpopular and largely secured his defeat in seeking election for a second term. He was also disliked for the Alien & Sedition Acts passed by Congress (four separate bills, three of which were repealed during Jefferson's administration); one in particular infringed on the First Amendment freedom of speech rights.
