Why did the Chinese construct the Grand Canal? to increase trade between the north and south
to improve irrigation for greater food production
to protect from nomadic invaders from the north
to connect to trade with other countries and cultures

To increase trade between the north and south.

Explanation:

It was built to enable successive Chinese regimes to transport surplus grain from the agriculturally rich Yangtze (Chang) and Huai river valleys to feed the capital cities and large standing armies in northern China. Cargo barges on the Grand Canal at Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China.

1) the answer is b

senators serve a six-year term; representatives serve a two-year term, making them more responsive to (and responsible for) voter confidence.

2) the answer is d

to serve as president, one must:   -be a natural-born u.s. citizen of the united states;   be at least thirty-five years old;   be a resident in the united states for at least fourteen years.

3) the answer is a

ella,because it is constitutionally eligible

4) the answer is c: the u.s president

so the story tells of someone named kaushik choudhuri, but he does not narrate the story, a girl named hema does. hema tells the story in a second person point of view because you (the reader) are supposed to be the boy named kaushik.

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