In the 1930's Japan went to war with China. The United States supported China and placed a trade embargo on Japan so they couldn't get any supplies from the United States, particularly oil that might fuel Japan's military conquests.<span />
European powers were running out of places to colonize in africa, while trade in East Asia was becoming more and more profitable, but the cost in time and money of traveling all the way around africa and through the india ocean (or the long trek down the silk road) was hampering European profits off of trading. So the Spanish sent Columbus to find a shorter root to Asia. Columbus didn't set out looking for America, it was just a happy accident.
The Pax Romana (30 BC – AD 235) was two hundred years of Roman "peace" both domestically and internationally, since "Pax" means peace and "Romana" means "of Rome.
Answer:
Individuals acquired social status in two ways. Family membership
and achievements through military prowess.
Explanation:
Family membership
- wealthy families enjoyed a higher social rank.
-could pay for apprenticeships, bridewealth , and feast.
Achievements through military prowess
- battle and raided.
