• The Olympic games were first held in 776 BC in Olympia, Greece. • It was held every four years in Greece and as part of a reli
gious festival. • The games were held to honor _______ , the king of the Greek gods. • Women were not allowed to participate. • Games played include boxing, wrestling, chariot racing, and foot races. • The winner of an Olympic event won an olive branch. • Winners often were honored in their home towns and given large amounts of money. Which of the following words completes the blank in the box above? A. Neptune B. Apollo C. Hercules D. Zeus
From the 8th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D., the Games were held every four years in Olympia, located in the western Peloponnese peninsula, in honor of the god Zeus.
The “Black Codes” of the early English colonies was formed to prevent English colonists from abusing their slaves.
Option: (A)
<u>Explanation:</u>
Even though the code was formed to protect slaves from masters and masters from defiant slaves, it provided far more protection to masters than to slave.
This code also denied slaves of basic rights that are guaranteed under English Common Law.
These codes effectively established the idea of white supremacy into the law.
These codes were formed to segregate white colonists from black slaves.
Explanation: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia was a case of the Supreme Court of the United States rejected in January 1831. The Cherokee Nation tried with this lawsuit against the state of Georgia to prohibit the interference.
