According to the selection, which two of the following events are currently being debated as
possible causes of Angkor's collapse?
А
The city's people rebelled against their ruler, who forced
them to leave.
B
The city was partly burned after a major fire was sparked
by lightning
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The city's land fell fallow and crops failed.
D
The city's water system was destroyed by harsh weather
and mounting environmental problems.
E
The city was attacked by a rival empire from a nearby
region.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance

Which sentence contains a participial phrase that is placed correctly? -jose paid for a hamburger scanning the cafeteria for an empty seat -peeling off her winter jacket, sierra settled into the cozy armchair. -made of soft wool, nadia pulled on a blue sweater -the cowboy jumped from the horse laughing in the face of danger

Which paired device and theme does the poet convey in these lines