In one or two paragraphs, explain why you think the Mauryan Empire fell apart so quickly after the death of Ashoka the Great. Provide at least two possible reasons for the collapse.

Which of the following is characteristic of people from cultures with low humane orientation? a. they express greetings, welcome, concern and appreciation in most interactions. b. they are sensitive to all forms of unfairness c. they smile and display other nonverbal signs of welcome. d. they prioritize pleasure and self enjoyment over kindness and generosity.

The platt amendment was a treaty that allowed the united states to build military bases in which country?

The authors of the paper "fudging the numbers: distributing chocolate influences student evaluations of an undergraduate course"† carried out a study to see if events unrelated to an undergraduate course could affect student evaluations. students enrolled in statistics courses taught by the same instructor participated in the study. all students attended the same lectures and one of six discussion sections that met once a week. at the end of the course, the researchers chose three of the discussion sections to be the "chocolate group." students in these three sections were offered chocolate prior to having them fill out course evaluations. students in the other three sections were not offered chocolate. the researchers concluded that "overall, students offered chocolate gave more positive evaluations than students not offered chocolate." indicate whether the study is an observational study or an experiment. give a brief explanation for your choice.