land routes were closed off by Ottoman Turks
Answer:In a way the practice of imperialism in Asia and Africa substantiates this statement because the Europeans didn’t know exactly what they would be stumbling upon, only that it was different than their everyday, usual resources. They couldn’t have fully anticipated what they would find which would make the success of their colonies an absolute accident.
News was generally sent by word of mouth, only on occasion 'written' using glyphs on blocks of wood or folded bark paper sheets. ... Dress codes were important among the Mexica/Aztecs, and messengers proved no exception: couriers actually 'dressed the part' according to the news they carried.
Martha Washington was considered the “Mother of America” or so also called the “First Lady” she was called these names because George Washington was the “Father of America”