Which describe people and their accomplishments that were part of mesopotamian civilizations?
choose all answers that are correct.
a.
they lived in city-states where priests and scribes had great power.
b.
as a people, they admired the power of reason.
c.
they built neatly planned cities on grids.
d.
sargon established what may be the world's first empire.

Which is one reason many african nations have not prospered after gaining independence from european colonial powers? a. colonial powers sent their weakest economic advisors to the new countries, and their recommendations were flawed. b. independence left them with weak economies, and many countries have been unable to overcome or recover from these burdens. c. the desert region of the interior is inhospitable to foreign investors, and business interests focused on the coastal mediterranean cities. d. the money endowed upon independence is still tied up in the bank of england, which is hesitant to make loans to struggling nations.