Answer:
The German Confederation was an association of 39 predominantly German-speaking sovereign states in Central Europe, created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 as a replacement of the former Holy Roman Empire, which had been dissolved in 1806.
Explanation:
This answer depends greatly on the time period in question, but generally speaking it is true that the presence of many rivers and mountains protected China from invaders, and allowed their culture to grow with little outside influence, with the exception of Mongolian invasions from the north.
Answer:
asteroid
Explanation:
an asterisk is basically the * you put after correcting yourself
astronauts and astronomers are people
astronomical is an adjective
since the question implies a minor planet, which is a noun, we are left with asteroid