Reply #8: my 2 cents [View All]

[artfan]

1) rivers allowed/ encouraged permanent settlements as opposted to nomadic lifestyles. (the soil was rich so agriculture was possible, gauranteed water supply, transportation) in egypt when the nile flooded it was a good thing the flooding covered the nearby area with rich organic soil and it was VERY easy to plant in.

2) many roles but the authority of church was huge kings wanted/needed the support of the church think 'divine right to rule' kings were more divine than regular people they ruled because GOD said so this solidified the power of the Kings because rebelling against the king was like rebelling against GOD

3)direct relationship with god was appealing individuals communicated directly with the divine not through a middleman (priest) keep in mind that the koran laid out the rules no fumbeling around trying to figure out what was right/wrong women had more rights in Islam than in the European Church

4 be careful on this one the question refers to Empire not Republic. look at who was key to establishing the Empire and the laid the foundation for the expansion of the Empire