The length of the diameter of a cylinder in an automobile engine is the bore. ... Find the displacement of a piston with a 4-inch bore and a 5-inch stroke.
Mexico because Mexico gave 55 percent of its territory, including parts of present-day Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, to the United States
The four phases of modernization proposed by economist Walt Rostow in 1960 are:
- "Pre-condition": or need for an improvement in the way a particular activity is being done in society.
- The "pre-condition takes off": Efforts targeted to assess this need start, including the production of raw materials and knowledge developments.
- "Take-off": Knowledge previously created during the latter phase is diffused and adopted by the masses.
- "Maturity": The development has reached a peak where it is common knowledge and the impact over society has already occurred.
When the Ottoman Turks took over Constantinople,trade was disrupted. This led European traders to seek a new way to trade with the Asian countries.Tea and spices were introduced and became essential to European diets.Fabrics such as silk and cotton also came from Asian traders.