PLEASE HELP “The sovereign of a commonwealth is not subject to the civil laws. For having power to make and repeal laws, he may, when he pleases, free himself from being subject to civil laws, by repealing those laws that trouble him and making new laws.

For he is free, that can be free when he wishes to be free: nor is it possible for any person to be bound to himself; because he that can bind, can release; and therefore he that is bound to himself only, is not bound.”

Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher, Leviathan, 1651

a) Describe one historical situation in England that influenced the ideas expressed by Hobbes in the passage.

b) Describe one broader historical development in Europe in the seventeenth century that influenced the ideas expressed by Hobbes in the passage.

c) Identify the evidence Hobbes uses to support his claim that the sovereign was not bound by civil laws.

Which of the following was a similarity between classical mesoamerican and south american civilizations ?

Match the events to the impact they had on africa during the late 19th century 1.colonization of the congo 2.berlin conference of 1884 3.berlin act of 1885 settled tutorial disputes between european nations prohibited the slave trade in africa marks the beginning of scramble for africa

Use this excerpt from the corpus luris civilis (justinian's law code) to answer the following question: with the aid of god governing our empire, which was delivered to us by his celestial majesty, we carry on war successfully. we ador peace and maintain the constitution of the state, and have such confidence in the protection of almighty god that we do not depend upon our arms, or upon our soldiers, or upon those who conduct our wars, or upon our own genlus, but we solely place our reliance upon the providence of the holy trinity, from which are derived the elements of the entire world and their disposition throughout the globe. --public domain from this excerpt of the prologue of the corpus luris civilis, what departure from older roman traditions is clear? the laws show that the empire has developed a bureaucracy that makes normal soldering unnecessary. the law now honors christianity as a central part of the empire's existence. the law explains that the roman empire is using war to spread roman ideas. the law has replaced old social class divisions with an egalitarian church,