Historians are interested in studying maya ruins in mexico, the haiku poetry of japan, and the music of beethoven because such cultural and intellectual developments
a) reflect the values of that society.
b) reveal the political structure of that society.
c) to explain the role of geography in that society.
d) illustrate the economic status of individuals in that society

The persian empire finally fell to the armies of

John locke viewed the social contract as a choice or "consent of the governed", where the people possess the power to change government. how did thomas hobbes see the social contract? man is born in chains, but can be set free through good deeds. man is born happy, but becomes more miserable as he ages. man is born poor, but can rely on other individuals for security. man is born selfish, but can give up some freedom in return for security provided by the government.

In the latter stages of the civil war who was given the responsibility of winning the war for the north