How did classical, byzantine, islamic, and western european culture influence various forms of art during renaissance

Ateam of scientists studied the sediment at the bottom of an ancient lake. they were able to determine the weather conditions of the indus valley in ancient times. they found that the entire area had suffered a drought after the monsoons declined. this drought lasted 200 years. because of the drought, there wasn’t enough food or water. the people of the indus valley were forced to leave their cities.

Lloyd’s of london was one of the first institutions to offer insurance to merchants and joint-trade companies. a major part of the insurance system involved people who agreed to take responsibility for the insured losses in return for a fee. what were these risk-takers known as? a. joint-stock companies b. investors c. underwriters d. merchants e. capitalists

“well,” he says, “there’s excuse for picks and letting-on, in a case like this; if it warn’t so, i wouldn’t approve of it, nor i wouldn’t stand by and see the rules broke—because right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better. it might answer for you to dig jim out with a pick, without any letting-on, because you don’t know no better; but it wouldn’t for me, because i do know better.” the meaning in this excerpt is