The house ways and means committee and the senate finance committee are two of the most important committees in congress because a. the members determine which representatives are assigned to which committees within the house. b. they have the final vote on all foreign policy legislation moving through the house. c. they have jurisdiction over taxes, trade, and entitlement programs such as social security and medicare. d. they are placed in charge of voting on impeachment charges. e. the members decide the order in which specific bills come up for a vote on the house floor and the specific rules that govern the length of debate.

the minoan civilization flourished in the middle bronze age on the island of crete located in the eastern mediterranean from c. 2000 bce until c. 1500 bce. with their unique art and architecture, and the spread of their ideas through contact with other cultures across the aegean, the minoans made a significant contribution to the development of western european civilization as it is known today. labyrinth-like palace complexes, vivid frescoes depicting scenes such as bull-leaping and processions, fine gold jewelry, elegant stone vases, and pottery with vibrant decorations of marine life are all particular features of minoan crete.  

so basically their unique way of ding arts, as well as architecture.

even though you have attached neither the chart nor the generalizations, i have located them online. the right answer is d, since they are asking you about a generalization. you can only infer from the chart that between 2008 and 2009 the number of employed workers decreased significantly (from over 115 millions to 107 millions approximately), which signals some type of economic crisis.