Look at the illustration of travel on the Silk Roads on page 481. Why were the Silk Roads so important? What was the significance of the Europeans finding an alternate route and avoiding the Silk Roads? How did this exploration impact the Europeans, the Islamic empires that formed the intermediaries of the Silk Roads, and the rest of the world?
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Britain's emergence as the first industrial power was aided by all of the following EXCEPT
A) a rapid population growth and a surplus pool of labor. B) the agricultural revolution of the eighteenth century. C) a ready supply of domestic and colonial markets. D) Parliament's heavy and controlling involvement in private enterprise. E) a developed financial system.
Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Munich Conference, (B) German invasion of Poland, (C) Hitler-Stalin nonaggression treaty
a. A, C, B b. B, C, A c. C, B, A d. C, A, B e. A, B, C
As a result of the Second Great Awakening, the ________ church became the largest denomination in the United States by 1844, with over a million members
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What was the result of the 1895 Supreme Court case involving the E. C. Knight Company?
a. The regulatory powers of the federal government were strengthened. b. There was stronger regulation over manufacturing. c. It had little effect on national policy. d. It further weakened the Sherman Antitrust Act. e. A sharp distinction was drawn between commerce and manufacturing.