Which of the following best defines the underlined word below? “Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are philanthropists.” A. a person who performs charitable acts for the betterment of humanity B. a person who uses his/her fortune to bail out struggling small businesses C. a war hero whose bravery is often honored with a military ceremony D. a doctor who who opens his own clinic in an urban area

A. a person who performs charitable acts for the betterment of humanity.

Explanation:

I believe the underlined word is "philanthropists."

A "philanthropist" is a person who usually donates money for the common good or the society's welfare. Donation may also be in the form of skills or the person's time and talent.

For example, Bill Gates, the 2nd richest man in the world, donated a huge amount of money in order to support the research of finding a vaccine for corona virus. Another example is Warren Buffet, the 4th richest man in the world, who donated much of the Berkshire Hathaway stocks to charity. So this makes choice A correct.

        i'm fairly sure that the correct answers are 2 and 3.

        i used both my knowledge of world history and the process of elimination to obtain these answers. option 1 cannot be a possible selection because the mandate of heaven belongs to ancient chinese philosophical belief. option 4 sounds like it would benefit the region than detriment it. however, both 2 and 3 explain a potential reason for what could have contributed to the fall of the roman empire.

      hope this ! if i were you, i'd get a second opinion, because i haven't taken this course for a year. best of luck!

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i believe it is the second one.   if correct plz mark brainliest.