From the beginning of the shift to farming, problems involving infectious disease increased (1). neolithic farm settlements were breeding grounds for anthrax and typhus (2). neolithic farmers understood the implications of germs and unsanitary conditions (3). yet, treatments for disease had not been discovered (4).

From which linguistic traditions are most state names derived?

How do you think busbecq outsider status shaped his perceptions of ottoman political and military life? to what extent does his role as foreigner enhance or undermine the usefulness of his account for historians?

7. how did the early egyptians use the flooding of the nile river to their advantage? they diverted the water to flood their enemy's lands and destroy their crops. they created an easier way to travel to the mediterranean sea and the indian ocean. they established a new water-based athletic event for the ancient olympics in greece. they devised an innovative irrigation system, which created a surplus of food.