Well the first European explore to land in the Americas was Christopher Columbus. But Vikings found the Americas first, Primarily Iceland and Greenland
Answer:
<h2>A. Whether it is willing to follow international laws set by the UN </h2>
Explanation:
US charter is open to all peace loving countries who are willing to accept the <em>UN charter and follow the obligations</em>. A country is added to the UN by General assembly on the recommendation the security council. US is neither a state nor a government hence it doesn't have the authority to assume diplomatic relations. The membership of a new state is decided by other states and government and is directly linked to willingness to accept the diplomatic relations with other countries.
Christianity was the most powerful religion during that time. During the scientific revolution the power of the church weakened as science became an actual field. Less people started believing in the church teaching as it didn't match with the scientific discoveries at that time
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