Category: Social studies

Who threatened the land trade routes to the Far East? Turks Who threatened the land trade routes to the Far East Indian African Spanish Turks? Turks Spanish Indians Africans. Why were the old trade routes closed in the seventeenth century? Answer: Because they have discovered more routes which are short enough and also safe from […]

Why does the narrator believe that John and Jennie are looking at the wallpaper? The narrator believes that John and Jennie are looking at the wallpaper because she thinks that the wallpaper is having the same effect on them as it is on her. It has a certain effect on anyone who would even take […]

Why did John Franklin explore the Northwest Passage? Franklin’s lost expedition was a British voyage of Arctic exploration led by Captain Sir John Franklin that departed from England in 1845 aboard two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, and was assigned to traverse the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic […]

What are 3 facts about pilgrims? 5 Things You May Not Know About the Pilgrims Not all of the Mayflower’s passengers were motivated by religion. The Mayflower didn’t land in Plymouth first. The Pilgrims didn’t name Plymouth, Massachusetts, for Plymouth, England. Some of the Mayflower’s passengers had been to America before. The Pilgrims were relatively […]

What is minimum amount of liability insurance coverage required? What is the minimum amount of liability car insurance required? State Minimum liability insurance California 15/30/5 Colorado 25/50/15 Connecticut 25/50/25 Delaware 25/50/10 What is the limited liability insurance requirement for the injury or death of two people? Liability insurance must be in the amount of $25,000 […]

What was the feudal system in Japan? Feudalism is a type of government where a weak monarchy (emperor) tries to control an area of land through agreements with wealthy landholders. The feudal period of Japanese history was a time when powerful families (daimyo) and the military power of warlords (shogun), and their warriors, the samurai […]

What is the tendency to overestimate personal attributions in others and downplay situational ones? The fundamental attribution error, also called the correspondence bias, describes the tendency for observer’s to attribute other people’s behavior to internal or dispositional factors and to downplay situational causes (Gilbert & Malone, 1995). Is the tendency of an individual who observes […]

Why did the King of England and the King of France want to lead the Third Crusade together? Spurred by religious zeal, King Henry II of England and King Philip II of France (known as “Philip Augustus”) ended their conflict with each other to lead a new crusade. The death of Henry (6 July 1189), […]

What is the term for children who let themselves into their homes? A latchkey kid, or latchkey child, is a child who returns to an empty home after school or a child who is often left at home with no supervision because their parents are away at work. How should a 15 year old act? […]

What is comparative advantage in international trade? Comparative advantage is an economy’s ability to produce a particular good or service at a lower opportunity cost than its trading partners. Comparative advantage suggests that countries will engage in trade with one another, exporting the goods that they have a relative advantage in. What is the difference […]