Xerxes addresses the persians: “i have found out a way whereby we may at once win glory, and likewise get possession of a land which is as large and as rich as our own . . while at the same time we obtain satisfaction and revenge. . my intent is to . . march an army through europe against greece, that thereby i may obtain vengeance from the athenians from the wrongs committed by them against the persians and against my father.” what was xerxes planning to do? a. colonize northern africa c. unite the greek city-states b. conquer greece d. build an acropolis

- "the past is made of multitudinous items ranging from anything that can be collected, recollected or assessed to originate in the past. as such, the past is a gallimaufry of particulars that may not have been related in any way. however, the human mind seeks organization to understand concepts and other things. the human mind therefore seeks relationships in explaining and studying the past. history being a humanity, dictates that historians have to serve this human trait by bringing structure to details of the past. historians do this by creating interpretive frameworks that capture as many details as possible."

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the birthmark on georgiana's face alludes to the doctrine of "original sin," being tainted with evil from birth