How did Taizu get his military rivals to stop fighting, paving the way for the Sung dynasty? He gave gifts.
He promoted trade.
He provided proper defense.
He provided religious teachings.

1of the following choices, which one best describes one way that christianity came to east africa? a. christians traveled in caravans through the sahara desert and introduced the people of mali to a new religion. b. christian traders from the mediterranean interacted with the people of axum. c. christian military from west africa traveled across the continent to bring their religion to the people of east africa. d. christian rulers from asia traveled to east africa to bring their religion to the people. 2 which trade item from outside the region did west africans need most? a. gold b. camels c. salt d. iron

In a property settlement after a divorce, the wife was awarded all personal property that had been accumulated during the marriage, including the husband's classic 19-inch black-and-white tv set. in order to get his prized tv set back, the husband lied to his friend, telling him that the wife took the tv set in violation of the property settlement. the friend remembered that the wife gave the friend's wife a key to her new home, and he volunteered to go with the husband to get the tv back while the wife was at work. the husband and the friend went to the wife's house, but, unbeknownst to them, the wife had taken the day off work. after the friend noisily opened the back door with his wife's key, the wife called the police, who quickly arrived and arrested the husband and the friend. as to a charge of common law conspiracy to commit larceny, how should the friend be found?

Which of the following situations best demonstrates the principle of separation of powers in the u.s. government? a. the president can veto laws passed by the legislature. b. the courts must approve constitutional amendments. c. states create their own educational policies. d. members of the legislature are elected by voters.