<span>The main driver of the downfall of the shogunate was the exposure to outside countries, specifically their weapons systems. The shogunate had made very limited use of firearms. However, outsiders, such as Admiral Perry, made clear just how far the Japanese were behind in terms of their military capabilities. This drove the overthrow of the shogunate and the beginning of the Meiji period of modernization.</span>
The United States was no longer viewed as a powerful nation.
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Spanish–American War took place in the year of 1898 between Spain and United States of America. The Spanish-American war was started due to the explosive attack on the battleship USS Maine in Havana Harbor. The war went on for four months and came to an end after signing the Treaty of Paris.
The government of Spain and America signed this "<u>Treaty of Paris"</u> and made Cuba independent from Spain. America got the territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. So they expanded the foreign trade.
A, B, D, E, since the main religions in the americas is christianity.
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The Egyptian Pyramids were first built for their pharaohs. In their religion, it is to be believed that in order to succeed in the afterlife, the corpse needs to be kept deep inside a temple buried in with gold and treasure.
The pyramid had many halls and rooms to also keep other family member, servents, or anyone close/related to them. They also has false rooms in order to trick future robbers from stealing the treasure.
I believe that the pyramids were kept as Ancient World Heritage sites for a variety of reasons. One reason is the size. Pyramid of Giza is a very tall structure, ranked as the tallest man-made structure in the world for 400 years. Not only that, but pyramids are important artifacts of the past, displaying the culture of those before us.
They use artifacts as clues of what had happened in the past