Which of the following had the most significant impact in supporting portugal’s efforts to control the indian ocean spice trade?

a: the weakness of the dutch east india company
b: the many victories they won over inland rulers
c: the great firepower of their ships’ cannons
d: the vast number of ships in their fleets

What is polytheism? the belief in one god. the belief in more than one god. the belief that there is no god.

For each of the following, mark whether it is a possible confounder (a factor that mixes up the results, making it look like candy is to blame when it's a causal (or causation) link which supports the argument that candy causes criminal behavior (ie, explains how candy leads to criminality ), or neither (an irrelevant factor, something that may cause people to become criminals but has nothing to do with eating candy). choose your answers based only< on the information given. additives in candy- additives found in candy may adversely affect brain development of young children in ways that could contribute towards adult aggression. impulsive personality-- kids who are highly impulsive and have trouble delaying gratification are more likely to eat candy every day as children and more likely to disobey laws as adults. violent abuse-- children who suffer violent abuse are more likely to become violent adults and commit violent crimes. gender- boys are overwhelmingly more likely to commit violent crimes

Which example define natural rights ?