1. PART A: Which statement best expresses a central idea in the text?

a. Pompeii was a thriving cultural center of the Roman Empire and its destruction was the greatest loss in human history.

b. While Pompeii is an important resource for archaeologists, the site does not provide any understanding into the emotional impact of the city's tragic end.

c. The preservation of Pompeii has allowed the site to become a major source of income for Italy through tourism, but this has hindered many archaeological digs.

d. Pompeii’s preservation contains a great deal of information about daily life in the ancient Roman world and how its citizens reacted to the eruption.

They were busting people when they really didn't need to

The price of oil and inflation are connected in a cause and effect relationship, that is, when the price of oil increases, inflation also increases in an economy. this is because, oil is a major input in the economy, that is, it is used for critical purposes such as fueling of vehicles for transportation, for running of industrial generators and machines, for heating homes, etc.for instance, if the price of oil increases in an economy, it will increase the cost of production for those using the oil in their production processes and they will automatically increase the cost of their products in order to offset the extra costs. this leads to general increase in the prices of products in the market and result in inflation.

The answer would be d) divisions of labor or the fourth option.