8. What natural disasters possibly caused the people of the Indus Valley to begin to abandon their cities?
A. disease and famine
C. hurricanes and wildfires
B. earthquakes and floods D. volcanoes and monsoons

Which three sentences in the story indicate that that the passage is an ex nihilo type of creation story?

The banking act of 1933, also known as the glass-steagall act, established the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic), which a protected banks from failure by ensuring that the government would bail them out if necessary. b required american taxpayers to establish an account with a commercial bank. c protected depositors from financial losses when banks failed.

Give three examples of distinctive characteristics of conformity to typical american culture