Crossing the Silk Road, Marco Polo brought elements of Western culture to the East and Eastern culture back to the West.
Because of his exploration for trade of what is today modern China, Indonesia, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, and India, the east experienced Western culture.
Furthermore, his journeys were documented in the Book of the Marvels of the World which presented to Europeans the Asian cities and countries.
<span>The answer is 'Iraq denounced the events and disassociated itself from al-Qaeda'. Saddam Hussein, who was then-leader of Iraq, blamed past American actions for the events, although the country later expressed sympathy with the victims of the attack. The link between Hussein's Iraq government and al-Qaeda is controversial; George W. Bush used this partly as justification for the Iraq war. </span>
Most battles were on Southern territory - home ground, with local civilians on their side.
They had a simple and emotive war-aim - to defend the homeland against the invader.
They were a more soldierlike people - used to the riding and shooting way of life.
Some of the best officers in the US Army had resigned to join the Confederates.
In the first half, Lincoln had failed to promote his best Generals.
<span>At the beginning of World War I, Russia’s armies performed poorly. In response, Nicholas II appointed himself commander-in-chief, so he could take direct control of the military from Grand Duke Nicholas, against the advice of his ministers. Nicholas II spent much of late 1915 through August 1917 away from Tsarskoe Selo in Saint Petersburg.</span>
"promote the general welfare" is the statement among the following choices given in the question that is best considered a statement of the public interest. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the first option. I hope that this is the answer that has come to your desired help.
