The Vikings considered speed an important quality in a ship. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion? A. The hulls of the drekar were shallow and fat so that the ships rode high in the water
B. The drekar had very large sails and space for many oarsmen
C. The drekar were light enough to be carried from one body of water to another
D. The drekar could be driven right onto beaches to allow soldiers to jump over to the side

Arrange the events in chinese history in chronological order using the numbers 1-4. the ming dynasty falls to the qing. china experiences a 400-year period of peace known as the pax sinica during the han dynasty. a golden age of expansion and culture occurs during the tang dynasty. nationalists and communists fight a civil war for control of china.

Laura is writing a report about the natural resources of mississippi. she will collect information about the natural resources from many different sources. one will be a multimedia encyclopedia. when she searches for information in a multimedia encyclopedia, she finds four results. three of the results will laura, but one will not her. which of these articles will not laura write her report? a) "the oil of mississippi" b) "the timber of mississippi" c) "the politics of mississippi" d) "the natural gas of mississippi"

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?