Yes, this is true. In brown vs board of education of Topeka, the case got a legal victory due to the fact that it wasn't separate but equal, as the girl had to walk 20 blocks - a few miles - to get to her school, as she attends a black school. white people were able to get to schools near them, which is totally unfair. so the supreme court said 'separate but equal' is unconstitutional.
Deadly Deserts and Towering Mountains. ... China's towering mountain ranges cover two-thirds of the country, including the Himalayas, which hold the world's tallest peaks along the country's western borders. These treacherous deserts and mountains kept early China isolated from Western civilizations.
From the origins, the Roman Republic was defined in opposition to the Roman Empire or the Roman Democracy, the Roman republic had a very specific set of laws and rules which they used to rule the area. This was also the reason why they were so successful as a conquering force during their times.
I would say the Middle east. Specifically the region of the Holy Land (Jerusalem) in Palestine.
The main point of the crusades was the take that land into the possession of the Christians.
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