A map of the land trade route from Europe to Asia along the Silk Road. Image credit: M’ ships brought Europeans valuable goods, traveling between the port cities of western Europe and the East from the 10th century on along routes collectively labeled the Silk Road. However, transporting goods along the Silk Road was costly, slow, and unprofitable. Muslim middlemen collected taxes as the goods changed hands. Robbers waited to ambush treasure-laden caravans.
As well as seeking a water passage to the wealthy cities of the East, sailors wanted to find a route to the exotic and wealthy Spice Islands in modern-day Indonesia, whose location was kept secret by Muslim rulers. The lure of profit pushed explorers to seek new trade routes to the Spice Islands and to eliminate Muslim middlemen.
The creoles led the Mexicans to independence
Answer: A. Jesus had his claim rejected by the Jewish religious authorities.
Explanation: Jesus believed that he was sent from God to redeem the chosen people for their sins. He spoke for himself that he was the son of God, the Messiah who, according to the Old Testament, was to come and save people from misery and slavery. The Jews believed in the coming of the Messiah, and though some believed that Jesus was the Messiah, such as his disciples and many others whom Jesus helped, cured, etc., the official representatives of Judaism, i.e. religious leaders, rejected it with indignation, as the Christ's entire teaching. They considered that Christ's claim that he was the Messiah was a great sin, and that he was condemned to crucifixion, and his followers, the Christians, were labelled as a sect and fiercely persecuted.
Barack Obama took office as the first black president of the United States – a proud moment for many Americans. Obama’s election represented another advance in the slow but steady progress blacks have made in recent decades in gaining a greater foothold in political leadership, particularly in the U.S. House of Representatives and in the Cabinets of recent presidents. But they have procrastinated in the Senate and in governorships. While African-American politicians have held office on the local and state level since Alexander Twilight was elected to the Vermont state legislature in 1836, race discrimination and laws prohibiting African-Americans from voting limited the number of Blacks holding office until the 20th century. Since then many great African-Americans politicians have made their mark on shaping American history and public policy.
