Answer: The statement that is false is C- by the 1900's all of the major oil fields in Texas were in Southeast Texas.
Explanation: The discovery of oil at Spindletop, which is near Beaumont, Texas in Southeast Texas began what historians call the "Oil Age." However, with that discovery, speculation began about other Texas locations and soon oil wells were sprouting up in North Texas, East Texas and the Permian Basin in West Texas.
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D
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The Supreme Courts entire purpose is to interpret and evaluate the Constitution. If a citizen thinks a law added to the Constitution is unjust the Supreme Court will hear that case.
<span>Confucianism is a set of philosophical beliefs in how to live that emphasizes family and social harmony. It is at its core humanistic and not spiritual. One of its core beliefs is that people are generally good and that they can be taught and improved through personal and communal endeavors. Basically, people should be willing to get along with each other with a minimum of conflict. With that in mind, let's look at the options.
A. To have a stable kingdom, rulers must be toughened warriors who rule absolutely.
* FALSE. This is in direct conflict with the precepts of Confucianism. Instead of getting along with each other, people have to be forced to act properly. So don't pick this.
B. Families set an example for all of china to follow.
* TRUE. Everyone is a member of an extended family and should be willing to deal with each other as they are.
C. Family obligations are important.
* TRUE. Obligations to others need to be fulfilled. And family obligations are the most important of all.
D. The key to good behavior and good government is concern for others.
* TRUE. If you're concerned about others more than yourself, then your actions will automatically be for the greater good of society.
E. Laws are the basis of an orderly society.
* FALSE. There should be no need to creating laws upon more laws if everyone is already working towards the greater good. Laws are more useful for indicating to people without a moral foundation as to actions they should or should not take. But if you have a solid moral foundation, laws are superfluous.</span>
Answer: alternative A.
Explanation: The Intolerable Acts resulted in the closing of the port of Boston and Massachusset's governor obtaining more political powers. These consequences ended in riots among the population.
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The Crusades were initiated by the Catholic Church in order to gain control of Jerusalem again, as it has fallen into the hands of the Muslims. While the Catholic Church had its goals in conquering Jerusalem, including wealth and power, it didn't foresee that the organizing of the Crusades it's going to actually backfire on it and make the biggest blow to it.
The Crusades themselves had mixed outcomes, sometimes winning, sometimes losing. What had a much greater effect was that the Crusaders managed to bring in Europe a lot of things from Asia which turned out to change the course of history.
Because the Crusaders were in constant contact with the Muslims, they brought in numerous technological advancements in Europe. Also, through them, some of the ancient literature from Greece and Rome came back to Europe.
This prompted a huge interest among the people, especially the ones higher in the hierarchy, as they saw the potential of the new technology, but also the potential for the future based on the ancient literature. The end result was a technological boom in Europe, a loss of power by the Catholic Church, the Age of Discoveries, or all put in one, the Renaissance.
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