What comes to mind is salvation although I can't be sure, it makes the most sense.
The words technology and compass are similar in that they both refer to
tools which have at some point been absolutely necessary for the
advancement of human beings, be that through needing to sail the seas in
order to discover new land or launch a rocket into space to discover
new planets.
Marco Polo made an impact to later on European travelers, by his travels and discoveries. Marco Polo was known by a man that had many travels and he survived many of them, even though they had diseases and the fatigue of the travel. In his book that he wrote called The Travels of Marco Polo focuses mainly on descriptions of spices and commercial goods and many other interesting trade items he encountered in his travels. Marco Polo had a great impact on the area of what is now China. Because of his travels through the Eastern areas, he brought some of the cultures to the East and he also took some of the East cultures back to the West. However, Marco Polo wasn't able to fully connect the West with the East, so he engaged the future European explores to interact more with the Eastern areas. Many explorers also then had the curiosity to know and discover different places like Marco Polo. Another famous explorer that also made a big impact was Christopher Columbus which who discover America, and he also brought the cultures.
The country of Israel was created in 1948 to provide a homeland for the Jews.
Of what is listed Germany lost the highest percentage of its population. Their numbers, though, were no where near the percentages of what was lost by the USSR. More men were lost there. Russia actually had both men, women, and children fighting in the war. This allowed for a greater chance of more loss of life.
