What is Cassius comparing Caesar to in the following simile? What is he trying to show? "Now could I. Casca, name to thee a man / Most like this dreadful night, / A man no mightier than thyself or me In personal action, yet prodigious grown / And fearful, as these strange eruptions are."

The roman empire fell around the 5th century, and as islam spread in the 7th century, trade between europe and china slowed. chinese traders were blocked from westward expansion into europe when the chinese army was defeated by muslim fighters in the area known as syr darya. the trade routes, known as the silk road, fell into disuse, and trade between the far east and europe nearly stopped. it wasn't until the 13th century when the mongols invaded and controlled central asia and large parts of the middle east that extensive trade along these routes was opened again. based upon the paragraph above and your knowledge of the mongols, which of the following statements is correct? a. the mongols unified regions along the silk road, allowing for safe transport of goods. b. muslims controlled busy trade routes into china from the 5th to the 7th centuries. c. without access to european markets, the chinese were unable to obtain raw materials. d. the mongols replaced the roman empire as the dominant force in western europe.

12. identify the main term from the following statement: arthrotomy of toe, interphalangeal joint

The purpose of a preliminary hearing in juvenile court isa-to determine if there is a probable cause to proceed with trialb-to determine if the juvenile will be a detailed pending trialc- to appoint counsel for the juvenile defendant d-to impose sentencing