RI9-10.3 Text Conn Intro to Empires

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Based on the provided passage, which of the following best describes the main cause for the creation of empires? a drive to increase power and control, To foster equality among peripheral states, a desire to promote economic growth in the center, To establish diplomatic alliances with neighboring regions

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a drive to increase power and control

Front

According to the given passage, how did powerful city-state rulers in Mesopotamia gain more power? Options: By forming alliances with neighboring city-states, By oppressing peripheral peoples, By conquering their neighboring city-states, By negotiating trade agreements with other regions

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By conquering their neighboring city-states

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What causes the peripheral people to rebel against the empire sometimes based on the given passage? Options: they have less money than the people at the center of the empire, they used to be a part of a different empire and still have some animosity, they are not given the same rights and status as those in the center, all of the above

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they are not given the same rights and status as those in the center