The major crop that was sent back to England from Virgina was tobacco. Captain Newport had a fair bit of involvement with it. Hence the Newport cigarette brand.
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Fifteen years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, "U.S.-Russia relations are clearly headed in the wrong direction," finds an Independent Task Force on U.S. policy toward Russia sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations. "Contention is crowding out consensus. The very idea of a 'strategic partnership' no longer seems realistic," it concludes.
China entered an artistic golden age under the Tang dynasty.
During that time, artists were influenced by Persian and Arab cultures.
During the Song dynasty, the invention of moveable type increased the speed at which documents could be printed.
Japanese art and culture of the 8th century were heavily influenced by the works of Tang artists.
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Because of the superior number of Asian armies, European was at disadvantage in fighting inland.Small islands including <u><em>Java</em></u> and those in mainland southeast Asia were also able to resist the Europeans. Realizing their position within Asia, they became submissive, in which they accepted the power of Asian rulers and kowtowed to them in order to be accepted for trade.
