What strategy did the Portuguese use more successfully in building a trading empire in south and southeast of Asia

According to thomas hobbes concept of the social contract what do people exhange for protection by the government ?

2points which excerpt from thomas paine's common sense best represents an attempt to appeal to ethos to persuade the reader? a. the infant state of the colonies, as it is called, so far from being against, is an argument in favor of independence. b. to talk of friendship with those in whom our reason forbids us to have faith is madness and folly. o c. oye that love mankind! ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth! o d. i am not induced by motives of pride, party, or resentment to espouse the doctrine of separation and independence..

The current population of a city can be represented by "p." the population is expected to increase by 6.5% next year. write an expression in simplest form that represents the expected population next year.