Yes, it is true that during the Qin Dynasty, silk became a product in such high demand that one punishment for revealing the secret of how it was made was death, since silk was such an important commodity when it came to GDP and the well-being of thousands of citizens.
Charles Edward Anderson or known as Chuck Berry was an American musician, songwriter, and singer who is one of the pioneers of the rock and roll music. His music about teen life and consumerism features guitar solos and unique showmanship that made him a major influence on subsequent rock music. He was one of the first musicians that was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Twenty-fourth Amendment (Amendment XXIV) of the United States Constitution prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax.
On this date in 1962, the House passed the 24th Amendment, outlawing the poll tax as a voting requirement in federal elections, by a vote of 295 to 86. At the time, five states maintained poll taxes which disproportionately affected African-American voters: Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas.
Answer: Please refer to:
primary sources:
- Congressional Record, Daily Digest of Senate
Committee Meetings
- the ship’s logbook of explorer Vasco da Gama,
1497
- the autobiography My Early Life by Winston
- The Letters of John and Abigail Adams, Penguin
Classics, 2003
secondary sources:
-The American Senate: An Insider’s History by
Neil McNeil and Richard A. Baker
- the PBS documentary John and Abigail
-Churchill The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill by
William Manchester and Paul Reid
-an article about the age of exploration in
Smithsonian magazine
Explanation:
Not sure but hope it helps.
