(multiple selection) The martyrs at the base of the altar had been slain because of:

the famine
the testimony they held
their prophecies concerning the seals
the word of God

the testimony they held

the word of god

Explanation:

"When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne."Revelation 6:9

- "bill clinton ( the 42nd u.s. president, served in office from by low unemployment, declining crime rates and a budget surplus. during clinton's second term, the u.s. economy was healthy, unemployment was low and the nation experienced a major technology boom and the rise of the internet."