To understand how the present affects the future
The Epic of Gilgamesh is the worlds oldest known literary work composed around 3,000 years ago in babylon.
The United States first began developing nuclear weapons in 1939, during World War II, under the order of President Franklin Roosevelt. Motivation was the fear that US was engaged in a race with Nazi Germany to develop nuclear weapon. This project is best known as Manhattan Project.
The correct answer is option C) Steam Engine
Steam Engines were developed in the 1st Industrial Revolution in England. They led to the development of trains which provided fast travel throughout the country.
Steam Engines require the burning of coal to make steam and push machinery. This meant that the Steam Engine and Coal were perfect complimentary products and the increase in demand for one, would automatically increase the demand for the other.
Railway lines completely transformed countries as more and more goods and people could be transported cheaply and quickly.
From England, steam engines and trains spread to Europe, the US and other parts of the world and for the next 150 years, trains became the preferred mode of transport.
His pilgrimage to Mecca, as he was so devoted to his mission and was very generous with the surplus amount of gold that Mali had, it became very apparent to the rest of the Muslim world that the Mali Empire was one to be taken seriously.