Which statement BEST explains the relationship between these two
facts?
Americans consume about 3 billion pounds of chocolate
each year.
Chocolate has been around since ancient times but
hasn't always been a sweet treat.
Chocolate has become the most popular
food in the United States,
Chocolate is now a sweet treat that is
very popular in the United States
Americans have been eating a large
amount of chocolate since ancient times.
Americans wouldn't eat as much
chocolate if they knew the history behind

civil disobedience, refusal to obey the demands or commands of a government or occupying power, without resorting to violence or active measures of opposition

when we think of a­ncient paga­n kings, the ideas of justice and fairness probably aren't the first things to come to mind. we moderns may be more likely to imagine fickle, power-hungry despots who were ready to put someone to death on a whim. but king hammurabi, who ruled a prosperous and thriving babyloniaalmost four millennia ago, doesn't quite fit that mold. he claimed to have protect the weak from oppression, and scholars believe he fostered an atmosphere of justice and righteousness for his people.

this belief is based on an object that was discovered only a century ago. it has already earned a place alongside the rosetta stone as one of the most important artifacts of the ancient world. this stela (stone pillar) bears the inscription of the code of hammurabi, and it has shed light on the laws, culture and life in babylonia.

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