Well, material refers to anything substantial or, more precisely, made of matter. What this person is saying is that it is our interactions with the material world that drive us to do certain things, rather than our interactions with spiritual worlds. This is arguable, but the largest contributing factor to wars of all kinds throughout history have been access to resources, particularly food and water. It doesn't get much more "material" than drinking and eating.
Now religious wars like The Crusades occurred, if taken at face value, as a result of a spiritual decree. In actuality though, the "reclamation" of the Holy Land was again a material concern because even though the land was considered "holy" the whole endeavor was, after all, about occupying space. Land.
The correct answers are below.
Question 16: The author most likely wrote this passage to tell about an important historic site. The answer here is B.
Question 17: The purpose of this passage is to describe a historic site and its builders. The answer here is also B.
Question 18: The primary point of view of the author is that of a student of the past speaking in our time. The author is not writing as a tribal member or European settler. Therefore, the answer here is also B.
Answer:
No, the Knights of the Round Table were not real, they are fictional characters that belong to the legendary stories belonging to the Matter of Britain: the collection of Medieval Literature associated with Britain, and Briton legendary kings and Knights.
As for where they lived, according the stories, just like King Arthur, they lived in Britain (modern-day England), probably on the western side of the country.
One of Satan's main problems in the book written by John Milton, "Paradise Lost" is that God can turn evil deeds to his own good ends. This problem motivates Satan by continuously thinking of ways to solve this problem and looking at other possible angles on how to attack the problem.
