A major reason for European exploration was:
A) To determine whether the earth was round or flat by looking for its edge
B) To prove the Ptolemy's idea of the size of the earth was wrong
C) To establish a direct trade route with the sources for silks and spices and bypass Islamic middlemen
D) To test their new ships, sails, and navigational equipment

The term globalization is best defined as: a. a reduction in the political and military power of imperial countries over their colonies. b. an increasing interaction among citizens and businesses of countries around the world. c. the spread of philosophies based on the right of all nations to political independence. d. the establishment of international laws protecting all people's human and civil rights.

:) during the cold war, people were afraid of communists, both outside and inside the united states. the red scare and mccarthyism that grew out of these fears were damaging to the american way of life. during the mccarthy years, many of the freedoms guaranteed in the bill of rights were limited. write a paragraph explaining what lessons can be learned from the mccarthy era about what u.s. citizens need to protect in order to preserve the democratic political system and the american way of life.

The military dictatorship inviolently reacted to the opposition of the maya, who demanded greater rights for their native population. the genocide inresulted from a struggle between arab nomadic tribes and non-arab agricultural groups. the tutsi were the victims of genocide inat the hands of the hutu rulers.