If a farmer in ancient china wanted rain, why might he pray to an ancestor?

a it was believed that ancestors could talk to the gods.
b it was believed that ancestors had total control of the weather.
c it was believed that ancestors would cause destruction if not honored.
d it was believed that ancestors brought good luck to farms.

What does the case of mary dyer in 1660 illustrate? a. puritans practiced a fierce rhetoric but were lenient in practice. b. quakers had a tenuous grasp on the social realities of the english colonies. c. quakers were willing to defy authority even at their own personal risk and expense. d. quakers practiced their religion without a church and without clergy.

What was one cause of the decembrist revolt? a. the desire for a constitutional monarchy b. the need for workers’ reforms c. the creation of a new railway line d. the outcome of the crimean war

Urbanization is best described as the