Communism is a political system where all economic and political power rest in the hands of the central government

Which four of these developments were made under mongol rule during the pax mongolica? the extension of the grand canal in china the spread of christianity the spread of weapons that used gun powder the invention of new medicines the establishment of a postal system the invention of geometric models of lunar motion

Which line from extremely loud and incredibly close reveals a melancholy tone? as for the bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad’s last voice message into morse code, and i used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. i asked her if it was better than the edible tsunami, from when i was interested in edible meteorological events. she said, “different.” i wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing scrabble yet. or looking in the mirror. or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. it wasn’t fair to dad, and it wasn’t fair to me. i made her other morse code jewelry with dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.

2. what was the dred scott decision about? what do we learn from this supreme court case?