B) California became a free state
The statement that correctly describes the practice of pastoralism in Mongolia is that p<span>astoralism was a social system that was based on raising livestock to provide for the needs of the people.
This doesn't refer only to Mongolia, but to all countries - pastoralism has to do with raising cattle.
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Option C : Great Britain and Russia
Mona Lisa for paintings
David by Michealangelo for sculptures
The Prince for books
The pulley for inventions
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The correct answer for 1 is
<span>b. Arabs united under Islam and defeated nearby empires.
Arabs lived in numerous tribes and these tribes were often at war with surrounding people due to various reasons. They decided to united under the banner of Islam to fight and spread their kingdom and religion and this proved to be highly successful.
The correct answer for 2 is </span>
<span>b. weakened Persian and Byzantine rule and
</span><span>c. daring, effective fighting methods
Their armies used technology and strategy that was not common at the time which made them superior to their opponents. The Persian and Byzantine empires were weakened because they were constantly at wars with others and with themselves and this made it easy for Umayyads to rise.
The correct answer for 3 is
</span><span>d. The Umayyads expanded into Spain
When they conquered the entire Northern Africa region they crossed the Gibraltar and entered the Iberian peninsula. This was a crucial thing for the area because Islam became a big thing and Hebrews, Muslims, and Christians lived in the area until the Spanish inquisition decided to end that.</span>