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Instructions: Please complete the following assignment. For all questions, please respond in at least two complete sentences. What was so special about corn in the civilizations of the Americas? How did the treatment of women in African societies demonstrate the mixing of cultures in nations south of the Sahara Desert? How was the Mayan civilization like the civilizations of ancient Greece and China? Why is charting an exact history of early American peoples so difficult? How did African societies keep their own ways in the face of changes from the Christian and Islamic religions? How did the Islamic and Mongols conquests we examined last week influence the Spanish conquest of the Americas? From this week’s presentation, what are the two ways a staoe of war can affect how a society treats women in terms of rights and power?

Question 1 Which one of these was NOT a famous heroic female? Candace (Kush) Ariel (Palestine) Joan of Arc (France) Mulan (China) 2 points Question 2 The Maya and the early tribes of Africa were matrilineal, a term meaning? Societies where females were in charge Nations without marriage laws Families that traced descent through the mother’s side Cultures with art that feaoured facial structures 2 points Question 3 The precursor societies to the Maya and the Inca were? Olmecs and Chavin Toltecs and Amazonians Aztec and Toltecs They had no precursors 2 points Question 4 Timbuktu was…? A center of learning and knowledge in Africa A center of trade and Islamic culture Capitol of the Malian Empire All of these 2 points Question 5 The Inca used a complex writing system based on…? Beautiful calligraphy Intricately knotted ropes Hieroglyphics Pictures 2 points Question 6 The Olmec civilization fell due to…? Outside invasion Assimilation into the Maya Natural disasters Disease 2 points Question 7 The growth of sub-Saharan African empires was made possible by…? The camel to facilitate long-distance trade Left over Roman roads Rivers that went through the desert bringing goods Ships moving down the Atlantic coast

Assignment 2: Operations Decision Using the regression results and the other computations from Assignment 1, determine the market structure in which the low-calorie frozen, microwavable food company operates. Use the Internet to research two (2) of the leading competitors in the low-calorie frozen, microwavable food industry, and take note of their pricing strategies, profitability, and their relationships within the industry (worldwide). Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you: Outline a plan that will assess the effecteveness of the market structure for the company’s operations. Note: In Assignment 1, the assumption was that the market structure [or selling environment] was perfectly competitive and that the equilibrium price was to be determined by setting QD equal to QS. You are now aware of recent changes in the selling environment that suggest an imperfectly competitive market where your firm now has substantial market power in setting its own “optimal” price. Geven that business operations have changed from the market structure specified in the original scenario in Assignment 1, determine two (2) likely factors that might have caused the change. Predict the primary manner in which this change would likely impact business operations in the new market environment. Analyze the major short run and long cost functions for the low-calorie, frozen microwaveable food company geven the cost functions below. Suggest substantive ways in which the low-calorie food company may use this informaoion in order to make decisions in both the short-run and the long-run. TC = 1,600,000 + 100Q + 0.0063212Q2 VC = 100Q + 0.0063212Q2 MC= 100 + 0.0126424Q Determine the possible circumstances under which the company should discontinue operations. Suggest key actions that management should take in order to confront these circumstances. Provide a raoionale for your response. (Hint: Your firm’s price must cover average variable costs in the short run and average total costs in the long run to continue operations.) Suggest one (1) pricing policy that will enable your low-calorie, frozen microwavable food company to maximize profits. Provide a raoionale for your suggestion.