What role did the chinese explorations in the indian oceans play in preserving chinese culture?

a. the chinese were looking for more land to colonize and exploit.

b. the chinese were looking to incorporate more mandarin-speaking lands.

c. the chinese were looking to acquire more tributary states.

d. the chinese were looking for new spices to use in chinese foods.

Who is the party in a civil case against whom a complaint has been brought?

Which statement best describes the relationship between the rule of law and democratic forms of government? o a. the rule of law ensures that leaders can only exercise the powers the people give them. b. the rule of law requires direct democracies to introduce representative government. o c. the rule of law allows elected officials to issue extremely harsh punishments for criminals. o d. the rule of law prevents democracies from growing too large to be efficiently governed.

Which statement would most likely be made by an opponent of affirmative actions