The axum empire was one of the first places to produce illuminated manuscripts. these books spread christianity throughout the empire because they: a. developed a formal artistic style that created a unified artistic community. b. allowed illiterate citizens to understand the key points of the stories. c. incorporated traditional axum ideals with the new christian beliefs. d. discouraged the oral tradition of telling stories and performing rituals.

Read the excerpt below from "letter from birmingham jail" and then answer the question below: "my citing the creation of tension as part of the work of the nonviolent resister may sound rather shocking. but i must confess that i am not afraid of the word "tension." i have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. just as socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood." how does king's repetition of the term "tension" impact the meaning of the text? dr. king says that he is afraid of the word tension and he doesn't think it is necessary. dr. king repeats the word tension to explain how he sees the word as a negative force that discourages change. dr. king repeats the word tension unintentionally, and it doesn't impact the meaning of the text. dr. king repeats the word tension to support how he views the word tension as positive and growth-producing.

For which cause did swift not write? the tory government the devaluation of irish coins the whig wars under william iii the starvation in ireland

What is the independent cause in this sentence? "if the poem is about going mad when love is lost, what would happen if love didn't die? "