Sample response: After the arrival of the United States, the Japanese realized they had fallen far behind the West as a result of their isolationist policies. The Tokugawa Shogunate fell, and the Meiji restoration returned power to the emperor. The new government pursued rapid industrialization and the modernization of Japanese society. By 1900, Japan was the most powerful nation in East Asia, having defeated China and Russia in war. This allowed Japan to expand its territory, and create an imperialist empire, similar to the nations of the West.
A. Central Asian armies under the Mongols repeatedly invaded and conquered parts of the Muslim world.
During the European Middle Ages, the Asian and Muslim Empires were reaching a peak of advancement and empire building.
The Muslim Empires experienced invasions and war with the Mongols in an attempt to expand the Mongol Empire. Much of the conquest centered on gaining access to trade routes and creating power through the access to resources. The Mongols were fierce warriors who studied the places they were attacking and used modern weaponry to advance their empire. The empire at its peak of size stretched from China to eastern Europe and south to India.
Because she saved millions of slaves with the underground railroad , and directed them north!
