The answer is b, is the 2nd largest after russia
Although the Crusades are popularly viewed as religiously inspired campaigns to recapture the Holy Land, students should recognize them as a result of the social and economic events in Europe between 1000 and 1200. Religious and secular leaders seeking to end the fighting among feudal lords seized upon the Crusades as a means of redirecting that aggression. Feudal knights who would not be inheriting their family properties eagerly enlisted in the Crusades as a way to win wealth or status. The idea of the pilgrimage was a powerful one, and the Crusades were basically armed pilgrimages to the Holy Land. The various Crusades ultimately failed. The sack of Constantinople was a fitting denouement to the whole concept. The interaction with the East brought to Europe not only Arabic translations of Greek texts, but also original Arabic and Iranian scientific and philosophical works.
Communism was on the march.
When the RED ARMY marched on Germany, it quickly absorbed the nearby nations ESTONIA, LATVIA, AND LITHUANIAinto the Soviet Union. Soon communist forces dominated the governments of ROMANIA and BULGARIA. By the fall of 1945, it was clear that the Soviet-backed LUBLIN REGIME had complete control of Poland, violating the Yalta promise of free and unfettered elections there. It was only a matter of time before Hungary and Czechoslovakia fell into the Soviet orbit. Yugoslavia had an independent communist leader named TITO.
Geographically speaking, (guns germs and steel) have nothing to do with geography, but what makes a place a good living environment would be could flat farm land for tending crops like in (china or India). Thats why china and India's populations are so much more greater then everyone else since they had lots of area for growing corn,rice and other farm foods to feed to the population. Also rivers,valleys and mountains to protect from invaders are also good geographical properties to sustain life or in other words (being lucky).
The Spartan Assembly was part of the first democracy that preceded that of Athens by about 150 years. The Assembly was made up of citizens on the one hand and the Council of Elders was made up of the two kings and 38 elected citizens over age 60 and they were in there for life. The trouble is, the Council of Elders was too conservative and overly cautious so made it difficult for the Assembly to function properly.
