Answer:
conquistadors
Explanation: in the 16th century they were the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru.
Answer: Cowry shells are believed to have been the earliest form of currency used in Central China, and were used during the Neolithic period. Around 210 BC, the first emperor of China Qin Shi Huang (260–210 BC) abolished all other forms of local currency and introduced a uniform copper coin.
Answer: The Nanking massacre was a mass killing of Chinese citizens and soldiers by the Japanese army, during the Sino-Japanese War. It took place from December 1937 to January 1938.
Explanation:
In December 1937, <em>Matsui Iwane</em>, commanding general of the Japanese Army, ordered the destruction of Nanking, the capital of the Nationalist China. Japanese soldiers seized Nanking on December 13, and followed Matsui's orders to execute thousands of people. It is estimated that at least 100,000 Chinese died in December and January. When World War II ended, Matsui was found guilty of war crimes and thus executed.
Answer:
I believe the answer is "a. Nationalism." ***I might be wrong.
Explanation:
Regarding any Indian conflict in the North American theater of the Seven Years War, the British and French were disputing over territory of the Ohio River Valley, thus showing how both countries were very greedy to obtain land for themselves and show off their prowess and superiority to each other. I feel like answer choices B and C just don't seem applicable, because the throes of the Seven Years War occurred in the midst of early imperialism, which is all about nationalism and not really about revenge, economics, or Indian conflict. Besides, this question is inaugurated with "like most wars," meaning that the answer choice must be common to wars such as World War II or the Mexican-American war. As any historian notices, nationalism is one of the most prevalent characteristics of any conflicts between multiple sovereign states.
Answer:
for discovering the role that oxygen plays in conbustion
Explanation:
Lavoisier is most noted for his discovery of the role oxygen plays in combustion. He recognized and named oxygen (1778) and hydrogen (1783), and opposed the phlogiston theory. Lavoisier helped construct the metric system, wrote the first extensive list of elements, and helped to reform chemical nomenclature.