Which of the following statements best explains why commissions were successful? select all that apply.

commissions often times received funding and from private organizations.

commissions were run by more powerful leaders and businessmen.

commissions did not have to function on a unanimous vote.

commissions had more funding than the assembly and the council.

Which of the following best describes a historical interpretation? o a. an unfair prejudice held by earlier cultures b. a source created in the ancient past o c. a conflict between ancient civilizations o d. an explanation for why a past event happened

Which statement in the passage best reflects sumer's opinion of the dred scott decision? a."i speak what cannot be denied." b."[the] judgment was sustained by a falsification of history." b."the opinion was more thoroughly abominable than anything history." i speak what cannot be denied when i declare that the opinion of the chief justice in the case of dred scott was more thoroughly abominable than anything of the kind in the history of courts. judicial baseness reached its lowest point on that occasion. you have not forgotten that terrible decision where a most unrighteous judgment was sustained by a falsification of history. -charles sumner, 1865

Who was partially responsible for plotting the saint bartholomew’s day massacre? a. henry iii b. henry iv c. pope gregory vii d. pope innocent iii