Which statement accurately compares the political environments in which judaism and christianity developed? '
a. abraham was a member of a group ruling mesopotamia when he made his covenant with god. jesus preached his ideas when the greeks occupied israel.
b. abraham was looking for a "promised land" when he made his covenant with god. jesus preached his ideas during a time when the jews were ruling israel.
c. abraham and his people occupied the land of canaan when he made his covenant with god. jesus preached his ideas during a time of peace within roman-occupied israel.
d. abraham was a member of a people without a homeland when he made his covenant with god. jesus preached his ideas during a time when the roman empire occupied israel.

relations between the soviet union and the united states were driven by a complex interplay of ideological, political, and economic factors, which led to shifts between cautious cooperation and often bitter superpower rivalry over the years. the distinct differences in the political systems of the two countries often prevented them from reaching a mutual understanding on key policy issues and even, as in the case of the cuban missile crisis, brought them to the brink of war.

the united states government was initially hostile to the soviet leaders for taking russia out of world war i and was opposed to a state ideologically based on communism. although the united states embarked on a famine relief program in the soviet union in the early 1920s and american businessmen established commercial ties there during the period of the new economic policy (1921–29), the two countries did not establish diplomatic relations until 1933. by that time, the totalitarian nature of joseph stalin's regime presented an insurmountable obstacle to friendly relations with the west. although world war ii brought the two countries into alliance, based on the common aim of defeating nazi germany, the soviet union's aggressive, antidemocratic policy toward eastern europe had created tensions even before the war ended.

answer; slavery should be outlawed in the new country, was part of the initial draft of the declaration of independence, but not part of the final