It is certainly true that nationalism has its upsides. A national consciousness led to the creation of states (instead of feudal regions or city-states) and remembering traditions and your history is important because it connects you to other people. However, being a national means identifying as something; hence , you are different from others. At some points, nationalism leads to despising other populations either because they are different and have different traditions or because they are simply unknown to us. In its worst instances, nationalism has led to nazism and genocide; the notion that a nation is better than another is the start of such actions. Hence, it is important that despite having a proud knowledge of our history and our identity, we also reach out towards other cultures, accept them and learn from them.
Answer:
It made significantly better predictions of planetary positions in our sky
Explanation:
Of the following statements the one which was not a major advantage of Copernicus's Sun-centered model over the Ptolemaic model is that it made significantly better predictions of planetary positions in our sky. Both the model made similar predictions of planetary position in our sky. In fact the Ptolemaic model was even better than the Copernicus's heliocentric model when it came to positioning of planets.
Answer:
Which 2 are commonwealths
Explanation:
Hawaii is a state and the Virgin Islands and Guam have no major government ruling them, meaning that Puerto Rico and the Marina Islands are commonwealths
