Summarize the conditions that made possible and desirable Western voyages to the Americas. Consider new navigational instruments, shipbuilding innovations, better maps, the experience of late medieval merchants and explorers, and the abrupt cutting off of overland routes to Asian markets
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The schism of 1054 between the Eastern and Western churches was caused primarily by disagreements over practices of the Latin Church and
a. how mass should be celebrated. b. the territorial jurisdiction of the western papacy. c. monophysitism. d. Arianism. e. The Crusades.
How do you explain the Watergate scandal and President Nixon's role in it?
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The untouchables tolerated their treatment by other castes because __________
A) their military was unable to defend them B) they were afraid of bad karma C) they didn't want to fulfill their dharma D) they believed the teachings of Siddhartha
Which one of the following was NOT an important reason for American expansion in the 1890s?
A. the belief in the superiority of Western culture B. the need for coaling stations to supply a modern steel navy C. a belief in the basic equality of all people and races D. the importance of foreign markets to continued economic growth