The text lists specific hypothesis for the decline of the minoan civilization. it is a topic that has fascinated scholars of the ancient world. do a bit of research and briefly summarize all the theories for minoan decline and defend one as the most plausible.

The Minoan civilization is the first civilization in Europe, and it is deeply admired and lot of people are fascinated by it, as it was a very advanced civilization for its time. The decline of it is not clear yet, and there are multiple theories about it. Some of the theories include strong volcanic eruption, strong earthquake, a tsunami, and invasion.

As a most plausible reason for the decline of the Minoans I would consider a mixture of a strong earthquake and invasion. The Minoans lived at a place which is geologically very active, so the earthquakes are common occurrence. A strong earthquake is very possible to have happened, and considering the period of time, it would have been devastating for this civilization, as the towns would have been destroyed totally, lot of people would have ended up inured and dead. The economy and military strength would crumble because of such an event, so an outside invasion would have been very easy. The weaken Minoans would not have been able to defend themselves, so it would have been an easy and attractive place for invasion.

in 1897, pershing became a tactical officer at west point, and that's where he was given the nickname "black jack." pershing's first name is "john," for which "jack" is a nickname, and he was a white man who commanded black troops. hence "black jack".

the correct answer is "c: merchants" and "e. soldiers".

the song dynasty was known as the first government in the world to introduce paper currency. it was also the first chinese government which established a permanent standing navy. finally, the first compass was introduced during this period of government.

all of these innovations heavily affected commerce in a positive way. printed money dynamize commerce within the borders of the empire due to an easier way to quantify value during the trade. the introduction of the compass trade routes to be faster. finally, the introduction of a standing navy regulate trade routes.

regarding military affairs, gunpowder was created during this period. this was a tremendous improvement that was widely utilized by the military in order to innovate in the manufacturing of weapons.