How did gunpowder from china give europeans an edge during the era of seaborne exploration?
a) the explosive was used to power trade ships giving europeans an advantage in traveling further distances.
b) adaptation of the powder for use in weapons put europeans on equal footing with those they sought to conquer.
c) europeans adapted the gunpowder for use in guns. guns and gunpowder made europeans intimidating for any opponent.
d) the introduction of gunpowder allowed europeans to become equals to already large asian kingdoms who had already explored the world.

the answer is false.

- a government ruled by the people, or assembly. officials monarchy - a single ruler like a king. over time some city-states, like athens would change governments. what this means is that all the citizens voted on all the laws.

answer: a

explanation:  

stocks and bonds are the two main classes of assets investors use in their portfolios. stocks offer an ownership stake in a company, while bonds are akin to loans made to a company (a corporate bond) or other organization (like the u.s. treasury). in general, stocks are considered riskier and more volatile than bonds.

savings accounts are just money in a bank- they are insured by the fdic for up to 250,000.   very little risk

the average mutual fund holds hundreds of different securities, which means mutual fund shareholders gain important diversification at a low price. which means if one stock or bond drops it will have very little affect on the mutual fund - again very little risk

(1)representation based on state population (2)all states have equal representation apex