As just a cheap way of selling African Americans to white people for work.
Answer:
Correct answers is: B. the Byzantine Empire asked for assistance defending against the Turks.
Explanation:
Option A is correct is not correct answer because Crusaders were financing themselves during their conquests.
Option B is correct because Byzantine Empire asked for the assistance in the fight against Seljuks. Still, on the other side, Church used this opportunity to strengthen its role in the Christian world.
Option C is not correct as the Church had no problem with non-Christians, as Christianity was a dominant religion in Europe.
D is also not correct as Christianity profoundly detest the war and violence.
Answer:
The answer is because in Poland it is believed that a spider wove a blanket for baby Jesus.
Explanation:
Spiders are a symbol of goodness and prosperity during Christmas in Poland. It is common to see spider webs and spiders as Christmas tree decorations in Poland. It is also a very common folktale in the Western Ukraine. Apparently it is also believed this folk tale explains the origin of tinsel on Christmas trees, which is more common to Britain and American households as decorations for the Christmas tree. Finding a spider in a Christmas tree is considered good luck in Eastern Europe and so is finding a real spider's web.
