<span>The Mississippi River is the largest and most important river in North America. This great river, often referred to as the “Mighty Mississippi,” originates as a small brook flowing out of Lake Itasca in Minnesota and, 2,340 miles later, empties into the Gulf of Mexico. It is truly one of the nation’s most important assets. Covering forty-one percent of the forty-eight contiguous United States, its watershed stretches across the heart of the nation. This vast river system, which includes several large tributaries, drains 1,260,000 square miles, making it the largest drainage basin in terms of area in North America and the third largest in the world</span>
Marco Polo’s description of Beijing is best summarized as a large city with vibrant foreign trade.(Third option)
After travelling along the Silk Road Marco Polo is astonished by the number of cartloads of silk” no less than 1000” entering the city every day. He also talks about how” articles of greater cost and value” were brought to Beijing in” greater abundance” and how people “from every region” were to be found there.
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A. Weapons were now more powerful and less likely to break in action.
C.Farming and other domestic jobs were now easier and more efficiently done.
E. Technological advances in warfare, farming and other areas of life.
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The brief war fought against the Spanish Navy and land forces in 1898 established the United States as a global, major navy and military power.
The war was fought in Cuba - the Caribbean - and in the Pacific. If a century before American governments were not willing to join wars among European powers and pursued a cautious diplomacy, full industrialization, territorial expansion and a fantastic growth of economic might made the United States a player in world affairs to be reckoned with a century later. That´s why the Spanish-American war is a turning point in American history: the US would play a large role in world affairs from that moment on.
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Start a new production line of stronger and more agile ships known as the Dreadnought
