Why did the qing regime have a policy of limited foriegn contracts?
a. a sense of cultural arrogance led the chinese to believe they were superior.
b. they feared complete invasion by advanced european armed forces.
c. the infrastructure was inadequate to deal with naval and overland commerce
d. they wanted to avoid a demographic shift from the rural countryside to port cities

What happened as a result of olympia’s growing population? new stores, hotels, and businesses thrived. major conflicts emerged over food and housing. fewer jobs were available to new settlers. the government created washington territory.

What did jews use for money when jesus was around?

Which line from extremely loud and incredibly close reveals a melancholy tone? as for the bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad’s last voice message into morse code, and i used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. i asked her if it was better than the edible tsunami, from when i was interested in edible meteorological events. she said, “different.” i wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing scrabble yet. or looking in the mirror. or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. it wasn’t fair to dad, and it wasn’t fair to me. i made her other morse code jewelry with dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.