If Christmas is pagan, why do people still celebrate it? "It was a custom of the Pagans to celebrate on the same 25 December the birthday of the Sun, at which they kindled lights in token of festivity. ... Hermann Usener and others proposed that the Christians chose this day because it was the Roman feast celebrating the birthday of Sol Invictus.
It is commonly believed that the church chose this date in an effort to adopt and absorb the traditions of the pagan Saturnalia festival. First called the Feast of the Nativity, the custom spread to Egypt by 432 and to England by the end of the sixth century.

How has u. s. participation in international economic development efforts affected other countries? o a. it has made some countries decide they no longer want close ties with the united states. b. it has ended diplomatic ties with countries that refuse to participate. c. it has raised money to poor nations grow their economies. d. it has caused the united states to intervene militarily to stop human rights abuses.

Drag each label to the correct location in the table. match each event with the territory conquered by alexander the great.

Which option evaluates how imperialism influenced asia, the middle east, and latin america? a. the spread of european religion and language overtook indigenous cultures in colonies around the world. b. european territorial growth increased global warming as the industrial revolution extended into asia, the middle east, and latin america. c. the expansion of the european political system dominated the colonies to the point that socialist systems became the standard in the world. d. european powers took local resources from colonies and created a system of communism in asia, the middle east, and latin america.