A map of the land trade route from Europe to Asia along the Silk Road. Image credit: M’ ships brought Europeans valuable goods, traveling between the port cities of western Europe and the East from the 10th century on along routes collectively labeled the Silk Road. However, transporting goods along the Silk Road was costly, slow, and unprofitable. Muslim middlemen collected taxes as the goods changed hands. Robbers waited to ambush treasure-laden caravans.
As well as seeking a water passage to the wealthy cities of the East, sailors wanted to find a route to the exotic and wealthy Spice Islands in modern-day Indonesia, whose location was kept secret by Muslim rulers. The lure of profit pushed explorers to seek new trade routes to the Spice Islands and to eliminate Muslim middlemen.
The Second Industrial Revolution was a period of rapid industrial development, primarily in Britain, Germany, and the United States, but also in France, the Low Countries, Italy, and Japan. It was characterized by the build out of railroads, large-scale iron and steel<span> production, widespread use of machinery in manufacturing, greatly increased use of steam power, </span><span> use of petroleum and the beginning of </span><span>electrification. However, d</span>uring the second industrial revolution access to raw materials has decreased.
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The pope anointed Charlemage the first holy Roman king
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Malcolm X was integral in the Black Power Movement. He introduced new ways of fighting oppression, no matter how controversial they may have been, but more importantly than that, he made many members realize that the "By any means necessary" philosophy did not necessarily benefit anyone in the long run.
