And is there any inhabitant in america so ignorant, as not to know . . that this continent can make no laws but what the king gives it leave to; and is there any man so unwise, as not to see, that . . he will suffer no law to be made here, but such as suit his purpose.
–thomas paine,
common sense,
1776

which statement best explains what paine says about the king?

he puts the interests of the colonists before his own when approving laws.

he allows the colonies to make their own laws.

he will only approve laws that are in his and great britain’s best interest.

he allows new laws to be made in the colonies.

He will only approve laws that are in his and Great Britain’s best interest.

answer: the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

explanation:

the correct answer is a) egypt and china.

egypt and china are two of the world’s oldest civilizations known by man. both ancient empires have left a great historic and cultural legacy to the world through archeology. both civilzations developed complex social relations, had deep religious beliefs, had dominion of agriculture and left writing records to understand their customs and culture.

among the requirements to consider a civilization, we find urbanization, writing records, a place of residence, agriculture methods, technological specialization, means of transportation, currency, population density, social stratification, and political integration.