How did the fact that the Safavids were Shiite Muslims affect relations with the Ottomans?
A. Even though they shared a common religion, they were also neighbors, so they constantly fought over disputed territories.
B. Both were united in their determination to win a holy war against Christian Europe.
C. Ottomans attacked Shiite Muslims in Afghanistan, forcing the Safavids to fight Afghanistan.
D. Religious differences increased conflict between the two empires because each was composed of a different sect of Islam.

the court ruled that a state law that banned abortions (except to save the life of the mother) was unconstitutional

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answer: i looked it up

explanation: in 1955 in montgomery, alabama, a girl refused to give up her seat on a public bus. the girl was black, and the passenger looking to take her seat was white. this is a familiar tale, but it's not about rosa parks. the girl in the story is a 15-year-old high school student named claudette colvin, and this act of defiance occurred nine months before rosa parks did the same thing. colvin was arrested, and her case is what led to the u.s. supreme court's order for the desegregation of alabama's bus system. so, why don't we know colvin's name? "later i had a child born out of wedlock; i became pregnant when i was 16," colvin says. "and i didn't fit the image either, of, you know, someone they would want to show off.