Answer:
Vast amounts of territory were conquered by the Islamic gunpowder empires with the use and development of the newly invented firearms, especially cannon and small arms, in the course of imperial expansion.
Explanation:
<span> Columbus was an </span>Italian explorer, <span>born in 1451, in the Republic of Genoa (Italy). </span> He originally was determined to show that he could get to India by sailing west across the Atlantic (as opposed to the usual route going round Africa and then sailing East).
<span>He discovered the "New World" of the Americas on an expedition sponsored by King Ferdinand of Spain in 1492.</span>
Answer:
A. Connecting the past and present
Explanation:
The historical skill that does the most to help people avoid or solve problems is "Connecting the past and present."
This is because our connecting our experiences of the past events would make us make better choices in the present.
Trying to apply what works for us in the past to solve the present problems, or avoiding our actions and inactions in the past events to understand the current events is a means of "connecting the past and present."
Answer
D) to prevent future wars