What is the most important product of Southwest Asia? Oil was discovered in Iran in 1908. It is now the most important product in the region’s economy. Nearly half of the world’s oil is in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, and Iraq. What does Southeast Asia export? Top exports include soybeans and soybean meal, wheat, dairy […]
How did Egypt change after the Middle Kingdom?
How did Egypt change after the Middle Kingdom? After the collapse of the Old Kingdom, Egypt entered a period of weak pharaonic power and decentralization called the First Intermediate Period. Towards the end of this period, two rival dynasties, known in Egyptology as the Tenth and Eleventh, fought for control of the entire country. What […]
What powers did the constitution give to the national government?
What powers did the constitution give to the national government? Delegated (sometimes called enumerated or expressed) powers are specifically granted to the federal government in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. This includes the power to coin money, to regulate commerce, to declare war, to raise and maintain armed forces, and to establish a […]
What happened during partition?
What happened during partition? During the Partition of India, violence against women was an extensive issue. It is estimated that during the partition between 75,000 and 100,000 women were kidnapped and raped. India and Pakistan later worked to repatriate the abducted women. Muslim women were to be sent to Pakistan and Hindu and Sikh women […]
Why did European powers build up their armed forces?
Why did European powers build up their armed forces? Between 1890 and 1913, the European powers at the time began building up in military power. This included the countries of Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and Austria-Hungary. The reason for the military buildup was primarily nationalism in which each country wanted to be “better” than the […]
Can overhead costs be traced to units of product?
Can overhead costs be traced to units of product? Can be traced to units of product in the same way that direct materials can. Cannot be traced to units of product in the same way that direct labor can. Are overhead costs directly related to production? Overhead expenses relate directly to the product or service […]
What is your own definition of culture?
What is your own definition of culture? Culture is the patterns of learned and shared behavior and beliefs of a particular social, ethnic, or age group. It can also be described as the complex whole of collective human beliefs with a structured stage of civilization that can be specific to a nation or time period. […]
Who supported the Enlightenment idea?
Who supported the Enlightenment idea? The Enlightenment’s important 17th-century precursors included the Englishmen Francis Bacon and Thomas Hobbes, the Frenchman René Descartes and the key natural philosophers of the Scientific Revolution, including Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Who said rulers must respect rights? Baron de Montesquieu Is Hobbes right that the state […]
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Is extortion a federal or state crime?
Is extortion a federal or state crime? Extortion is a federal offense when it interferes with interstate commerce. It is punishable by a fine, imprisonment, or both. All extortion statutes require that a threat must be made to the person or property of the victim. What is the legal basis for federal criminal law? What […]