Read the passage from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead
What is the central idea of this passage?
All ancient Egyptians had some type of funeral
ceremony to make the transition to the world of the
dead. But the ceremony differed by social class. The
poor gave their used clothing to the embalmer (the
person preserving the mummy).. The wealthy had an
extravagant mummification process...
O Families perfomed the mummification process.
O Ancient Egyptians were mummified after death.
O Funeral ceremonies differed based on social class.
O The embalming process was delicate and
complicated
When they were dried and wrapped, they were given to
their families in wooden coffins.

“dear sir: it is with great reluctance, i trouble you on a subject, which does not fall within your province; but it is a subject that occasions me more distress, than i have felt, since the commencement of the war; and which loudly demands the most zealous exertions of every person of weight and authority, who is interested in the success of our affairs. i mean the present dreadful situation of the army for want of provisions, and the miserable prospects before us, with respect to futurity. it is more alarming than you will probably conceive, for, to form a just idea, it were necessary to be on the spot. for some days past, there has been little less, than a famine in camp. a part of the army has been a week, without any kind of flesh, and the rest for three or four days. naked and starving as they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery, that they have not been ere this excited by their sufferings, to a general mutiny or dispersion. strong symptoms, however, discontent have appeared in particular instances; and nothing but the most acitive efforts every where can long avert so shocking a catastrophe.” what’s the central idea?

The platt amendment of 1901 forbade cuba from entering into any treaties that would allow undue foreign involvement in cuban affairs. this law was passed after the spanish-american war to make sure that european nations weren’t going to get involved with cuba. 1, why might the platt amendment be considered ironic? 2, what reasons would the united states have for not wanting european influence in cuba?

What are two concepts in the mayflower compact that influenced the founding fathers