Which ruler mixed Persian and Greek customs in his personal life and his empire, giving rise to the Hellenistic Age? Alexander the Great?

ww1 weapons: tank. tanks were used for the first time in the first world war at the battle of the somme. they were developed to cope with the conditions on the western front. the first tank was called 'little willie' and needed a crew of 3.

during the debate over his landmark energy policy proposal, president jimmy carter failed to consult one of the most powerful senators, louisiana’s russell long, who would have a big say over whether the legislation moved through the upper chamber. this was classic carter. with a strong distaste for congressional politics, the president simply refused to do what most other presidents would consider routine, such as courting key senators. long became so irate with the president that when he was finally invited to a white house dinner, he stood up to ask a question and, before doing so, proceeded to sarcastically introduce himself: “i’m russell long, chairman of the senate finance committee.”

this interaction is a revealing moment in stuart e. eizenstat’s fascinating new history of carter’s presidency. the former peanut farmer from georgia was a president who, according to conventional wisdom, didn’t care much for party politics; nonetheless, in eizenstat’s view, carter’s legacy on domestic and foreign policy has been vastly underappreciated. the author paints carter as a “bold and determined” leader who bravely attacked the challenges of his time. eizenstat goes so far as to argue that carter might very well be the most successful one-term president in american history.

1. means it belongs to you.   (d. unalienable)

2. a time when money loses its value.   (e. inflation)

3. a meeting of people organizations for a special purpose.   (a. convetion)

4. president of constitutional convention.   (b. george washington)

5. refuse to attend the constitutional convention.   (f. rhode island)

6. it’s congress favored the big states.   (g. virginia plan)

7. it’s congress favored the small states.   (i. new jersey plan)

8. did not sign the constitution.   (f. rhode island)

9. it’s vote made the constitution legal   (c. new hampshire)

10. the introduction of the constitution.   (a. convention)