im stuck on the following problems,plz help me out!!!
1)Egyptian pharaohs of the Old Kingdom exercised unusual authority over their subjects because:
the correct answer is : they inherited their position in the dynastic order through their mother's family
i wonder if that period was still a matriarchate. i dont think so cuz most pharaohs are male.
i rather prefer this answer: they were worshipped as gods who ruled the society through an extensive theocracy
2)what was a common physical characteristic of all the earliest civilizations?
A)rivers that could provide water for agriculture
B)rainfall that encouraged the production of grain crops
C)a steady supply of alluvial soil
D)rivers that could be navigated easily
E)geographic barriers that provided protection from invasion
A.C.D look same,but why the correct answer is A?
2007-05-21
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