Why were black codes so restrictive?

What was new about the writing system developed by the phoenicians, and why was this important to the growth of knowledge and spread of ideas?

Which term describes a philosophy that supports representative government, human rights, and political equality? a. social contractb.liberalismc. serparation of powersd. absolute monarchy

Jackson pollock described his art style in the following quote: “new needs need new techniques.… it seems to me that the modern painter cannot express this age, the airplane, the atom bomb, the radio, in the old forms of the renaissance or of any other past culture. each age finds its own technique.” what point is pollock making about the new styles of art?