Answer:
The South had mild winters, and long, hot, humid summers.
Explanation:
Monasteries were important contributors to the community throughout medieval Europe, thus also spreading Christianity by providing shelter to pilgrims, keeping the bible alive by copying and translating it, spreading the belifs of Christian thought by accepting and educating new monks, friars, etc.
A. Eleanor of Aquitaine
Neither Charlemagne, Joan of Arc nor Henry II were alive at the time of the third crusade, so they cannot be the correct answer. Eleanor of Aquitaine was Richard I's mother and she was well known for her political influence, and she did help rule England while Richard I was away, therefore (A) is the correct answer.
Sharp decrease in numbers of native Indians.
One of the main reasons why Spanish conquistadors had to look for slaves from Africa, was the radical decrease in the populations of native Indians. The Indians had either died out of diseases or during the war of conquest. In addition, inter marriages had also occurred, and usually the mestizos were exempted from months of forced hard labor in the farms and the mines. However the main cause of decline of populations of native Indians was diseases such as small pox which the Spanish colonists had brought with them.
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The first country to have adopted time zones was New Zealand, than still part of the British Empire, in the second half of the nineteenth century, or more specifically on November 2 in 1868. It was based on the longitude of 172° 30' East of Greenwich, which is 11 hours and 30 minutes ahead of the GMT.
