Amy is writing a paper on the spread of culture through trade. Her teacher asks her to look at how Islam was spread through trade in Asia. During her research, Amy comes up with the argument that trade was better than conquest or warfare at spreading religions such as Islam. Which two pieces of evidence would support this argument? Mahmūd attacked India because of its wealth from the Silk Road trade. Islamic scholars moved from Baghdad to Delhi in 1258. The Ramayana and Mahabharata are popular subjects of Southeast Asian art. Conquering armies did not spread religion and culture efficiently. Islam reached southern India before Mahmūd attacked northern India.

Which of the following quotations reveal an omniscient point-of-view? a. "then the king got his spear in both his hands and ran toward sir mordred, crying, 'traitor, now has thy death-day come! '" b. "and the king thought that under him, far from him, was hideous deep black water; therein were all manner of serpents and worms and wild beasts, foul and horrible." c. "but when the hosts on both sides saw that sword drawn, they blew trumpets and horns and shouted grimly, and the two hosts rushed toward each other." d."then they agreed that king arthur and sir mordred should meet between their two hosts, and that each of them should bring fourteen persons with him."

What is the meaning of the word checking as it is used in this sentence from the second paragraph of the passage?

Read these sentences from the first section of the article. because of this novel characteristic which singles out washington from other cities, coupled with the fact that the trees are now in full splendor, a short history of their appearance in the capital city is of interest. the first cherry trees were planted in washington by mrs. taft's request on april 4, 1909, just a month after she first made her home in the white house. what is the most likely reason why cobb includes these sentences in the first section? a- to establish himself as a credible authority on the topic of cherry trees b- to state the central idea and begin the narrative of how the trees arrived in washington, d.c. c- to create a sensory image for readers who are not familiar with cherry trees d- to build suspense as to how so many cherry trees arrived in washington, d.c.