Use the two maps below to answer the following question:

which of these describes why kashgar and khotan were important trade centers on the silk road?

they were high-altitude cities in passes in the mountains.
they were low-altitude cities in the fertile plain of the indus river.
they were low-altitude cities in valleys that cut through mountains.
they were high-altitude cities in the fertile plain of the indus river.

Pls me! the black codes were various state laws in the south concerning african-americans which of the following statements about the black codes is not accurate. a. the black codes protected the civil rights of african-americans. b. african americans who cannot afford to pay a fine could be jailed and then be hired out to anyway person who could pay the fine. c. some southern states passed laws that prohibited is african-americans from voting or serving on jury‘s. d. the black codes were designed to force african-americans into a condition of near slavery.