Read these excerpts.
My mother, who died in my tenth year, was of a family of the name of Hanks, some of whom now reside in Adams, and others in Macon counties, Illinois.
–“1859 Autobiographical Statement for the Chester County Times”
He [Lincoln] could remember how he stayed by his mother’s side and watched her face while listening to her read the Bible.
–“Abraham Lincoln’s Boyhood Home at Knob Creek”

What do these two excerpts help readers understand about Lincoln’s life?
a. His mother’s death led him to find some of her family, who lived in Illinois.
b. He was strongly influenced by the life and death of his mother.
c. He often sat by his mother’s side and watched her face when she read to him.
d. His mother’s family had the last name “Hanks” and lived in Adams.

1(a) traditional methods of production are upheld.

2(d) to convert private property to state-owned property

3b) feudalism

5(a) question

6(c) to preserve the past

7(d) the opportunity to make a profit

8(b) get paid by the government

could not do 4 sorry. . hope this

the flooding of the nile was not a perfect occurrence. this gave rise to the belief in the gods and a highly stratified social structure. at the top of the social structure were gods such as ra and osiris because the egyptians believed that they controlled the universe. the egyptians tried their best to the gods because if they were happy, then the nile would flood producing an abundance of crops and preventing famine. after the gods came the pharaohs in social status. the egyptian people believed the pharaoh to be a god in mortal form. they had absolute power over the dominion which required protection through the of government officials and soldiers. the rest of the people’s status went in the order of scribes, merchants, artisans, farmers, and finally slaves.