What is the house of wisdom?

a) a meeting place for the advisers to the caliphs

b) a hospital where brain surgery was preformed

c) a research library baghdad

d) a place where muslim philosopher met to contemplate life

What country was south vietnam resist a communist takeover before the united states stepped in? a. germany b. france c. britain d. japan

For in this unit, you read about transitions of power and the formation of newly independent nations in africa, asia, the americas, and the middle east. some of these transitions were peaceful, while others caused long-term instability. why do you think some countries were more successful than others with political transitions? what do you think were the biggest challenges facing newly independent countries? would it have been possible for leaders to prevent these problems before they happened? why or why not?

Under the new imperialism europe did not need large numbers of people to control territories because of