Why did most merchants not travel the entire distance from china to the middle east to trade?

The second reading at mass, is taken from which part in the bible? a) letters b) new testament c) old testament d) gospels

Chris, a master at office gossip and innuendo, says, "we know we have a corporate spy someplace in the organization, probably on the management team itself. there is no evidence that it is audrey. in fact, she's too clean, if you know what i mean. somebody should fire audrey; she's got to be the spy." by making this argument chris is actually engaging in (a) an appeal to emotion fallacy (b) a straw man fallacy (c) an appeal to ignorance fallacy (d) circular reasoning (e) an appeal to the mob fallacy

The colors at sunset are usually the result of raindrops