Because it was a Muslim Empire bet on Conquest of all non-Muslim lands (especially Christian Europe), it was hostile to trade and/or exploration by Christian Kingdoms and/or principalities. Before the Ottomans, Europe used the Silk Road and the Spice Trade Routes that went through the lands that were later conquered by the Ottomans (Asia Minor) who then blocked all trade and exploration ventures into Asia and/or the Middle East.
This forced European powers to seek alternate routes for commerce and exploration in Asia. The Portuguese were the first, they circumnavigated and explored the African coastline all the way to the southernmost part of Africa and finally made it to India. This allowed them to renew and control the lucrative Spice Trade and further map the unknown world. Spain was engaged in a hegemonic strife with Portugal and thanks to Christopher Columbus, who was seeking an alternate; shorter route to India sailed through the Atlantic and discovered the New World.
False. Ragtime, blues, and jazz became popular in Europe in the late eighteenth century. This was a time of great rise of culture because the war has ended and many people have openly expressed themselves in the form of music and art.
The answer is B.
In a direct democracy, the citizens vote directly (you see what I did there?...) for government policy.
I believe it was the "Potato famine" that caused so many irish natives to migrate to the U.S.. Hope this helped.
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their relationship was quite weird
they loved each other and they hated each other
Europeans used to think America is full of prostitutes, and Americans used to think Europe is full of cannibals
