The greeks were responsible for breaking away from the previously held idea that laws came directly from and contending that they were in fact a institution.

How did nationalism aid napoleon’s rise to power in france? his new continental system expanded trade with britain, making the french proud of their prosperity and his rule. his extension of the french revolution’s social reforms promoted france’s cultural image and his power. his military victories greatly activated french national pride and won him continuing popular approval. his support of women’s rights in the napoleonic code made french women proud of their nation and its leader.

Aesop was an ancient storyteller who was credited with writing the liad the odyssey a series of fables the legend of king minos

“well,” he says, “there’s excuse for picks and letting-on, in a case like this; if it warn’t so, i wouldn’t approve of it, nor i wouldn’t stand by and see the rules broke—because right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better. it might answer for you to dig jim out with a pick, without any letting-on, because you don’t know no better; but it wouldn’t for me, because i do know better.” the meaning in this excerpt is