Mecca was an important city for arabs on the arabian peninsula before islam because it was

a. a major port city
b. the capital of arabia
c. a pilgrimage site
d. a university town

Image courtesy of nasa which south asian country is circled in red on the map above? a. china b. india c. russia d. indonesia

“[the city’s engineers excelled in areas] neglected by the greeks, such as the construction of roads and aqueducts, and of sewers that could wash the filth of the city into the tiber. they have built paved roads throughout the country, leveling ridges and filling up hollows, so as to make possible the movements of heavily loaded wagons. . and such is the quantity of water brought in by the aqueducts, that veritable rivers flow through the city and its sewers: almost every house has cisterns, waterpipes, and copious fountains.” —strabo, as quoted in empires ascendant: time frame 400 b.c.–a.d. 200 cisterns are tanks that hold water until it is needed; if a house has a cistern, it is likely to also have a. aqueducts. c. a swimming pool. b. a fish pond. d. sinks and faucets.

Which type of constitutional power allows congress to regulate immigration and naturalization?