What is the fundamental difference between a kingdom or empire and the ideal of a nation-state?

What will be an ideal response?

• In a nation-state "authority resides in the people of the state, rather than in the dynastic rulers of a kingdom."
• Also, in contrast to kingdoms/empires, nation-states usually do not claim authority to rule by divine right.

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One Mesoamerican culture is often called the "mother culture" because it seemed to have institutionalized the features that mark later civilizations in the region. To which culture does this term refer?

A. The Inca B. The Olmec C. The Maya D. The Aztec E. The Moche

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Giuseppe Guarneri invented the pianoforte in Naples, Italy around 1700

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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