France conquered it first. But then Great Britan took over it later.
One reason why Japan has such a distinctive culture is because it was closed off from the world from 1623 to 1641. The Tokugawa Shogunate closed Japan because they were afraid of all the new ideas and cultures that came from trading. Because of this period of isolation, Japan created their own unique culture without being influenced by any western ideas.
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Three ways in which Reagan's War on Drugs affected the marginalized were:
- African Americans were generally given harsher sentences for drug crimes than Hispanic or White individuals.
- Drug enforcement agents made the majority of drug busts and arrests in communities of color in inner cities.
- Hispanic people were more likely to be arrested for drugs than any other group in the United States.
<h3>What were the effects of Reagan's war on Drugs?
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African Americans ended up in prison for a longer time when sentenced with drug offences and Hispanic people became heavily targeted for drug arrests on account of the quantity of drugs coming in from Latin America.
Communities of color were also targeted heavily by the FBI and DEA for drug use.
Find out more on Reagan's War on Drugs at brainly.com/question/25780311.
Answer: The answer is:
spices and other luxury goods
Explanation:
The trade of spices as nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper, ginger etc, was a profitable business in Europe
Beginning around 1100, European crusaders battled with Muslims for control of the Holy Lands in SW Asia.
The Europeans had been Introduced to these items during the Crusades. Europeans continued to demand for these goods.
It came to the point where the demand was greater than the supply, so merchants could charge high prices and thus make great profits.
The Italian merchants resold the items at increased prices to merchants
