Pioneers like daniel boone contributed to westward expansion by a.) navigating the high seas b.) negotiating massive land purchases with foreign nations. c.) blazing trails and constructing roads to open the west. d.) persuading members of congress to fund expansion.

Read the excerpt from the history of herodotus, book 2. egypt . . is an acquired country, the gift of the river. this quotation from herodotus, a greek who traveled in egypt, is about how the nile river enabled ancient egyptian civilization to develop and succeed. what specifically was the river’s gift? fertile soil fishing stocks defensive capabilities drinking water

Montezuma was taken prisoner by the spanish and held captive for months while the spanish ransacked the city of tenochtitlan. what was the fate of montezuma? a he escaped only to be cut down in battle.b he reasoned with the spanish and got them to leave the city.c he died of old age while in the custody of cortes.d he was struck with stones trying to plead for peace with his people and it is reported he died a few days later.

The oldest known mesopotamian civilization settled in areas along river banks or sea sides surrounded by mountains and deserts which two statements explain why three geographical features led to the rise of mesopotamian civilizations