Answer:
C) Transporting goods became less expensive.
Explanation:
The railroad allowed raw materials to reach factories in the East and consumer goods to reach all parts of the United States in a timely manner. Railroads helped to create the cattle industry on the Plains immediately after the Civil War. Cattle brought low prices in Texas, but demand was higher on the East coast.
Answer:
c. The American empires of the incas and Aztecs were dealing with internal weaknesses and may have dissolved on their own without European intervention.
Explanation:
In the early stages of the 16th century, there were difficulties with the empires of the incas and Aztecs due to the internal weaknesses within the empires. This affected their growth, economies, as well as their development. As a result, the dissolution of the empires occurred. Therefore, the correct answer is option c.
Answer:
No, the Crusades weren’t justifiable. The Arab/Muslim conquest of the region centuries earlier wasn’t justifiable either. There were no good guys or bad guys in that conflict. Both sides were wrong.
From the perspective of Jews and Samaritans, it was really just two colonial powers (Crusaders and Arabs) fighting over a land that never rightfully belonged to either of them in the first place.
Explanation:
What is important today is to understand that the unjustified reaction of the Christian community to actions in the Holy Land can be compared to the reaction of people in the Muslim world to Western dominance. So, instead of something like the Crusades was seen as an acceptance by many Muslims of terrorism. If the Christian Crusades were bad, so is the Muslim acceptance for decades of terrorism, particularly towards Israeli civilians.
