I believe the correct answer is D, based on my general knowledge.
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The Crusades were initiated by the Catholic Church in order to gain control of Jerusalem again, as it has fallen into the hands of the Muslims. While the Catholic Church had its goals in conquering Jerusalem, including wealth and power, it didn't foresee that the organizing of the Crusades its going to actually backfire on it and make the biggest blow to it.
The Crusades themselves had mixed outcome, sometimes winning, sometimes losing. What had much greater effect was that the Crusaders managed to bring in Europe lot of things from Asia which turned out to change the course of the history.
Because the Crusaders were in constant contact with the Muslims, they brought in numerous technological advancement in Europe. Also, through them, some of the ancient literature from Greece and Rome came back to Europe.
This prompted a huge interest among the people, especially the ones higher in the hierarchy, as they saw the potential of the new technology, but also the potential for the future based on the ancient literature. The end result was technological boom in Europe, loss of power by the Catholic Church, the Age of Discoveries, or all put in one, the Renaissance.
He means that his name is both American and Dominican. His name speaks to the two worlds he lives in- - the world of a normal American kid and his cultural world of Spanish legacy. They propose two unique societies - Jonathan is more European and Rodriguez is Spanish. He was brought up in New York City, and furthermore rural Connecticut.
Answer: 34 to 36 million
Explanation: HIV/AIDS has shaken the already weak economic and social infrastructures of many developing countries. While the majority of infections occur in young adults, children have been affected in numerous ways. Almost three million children younger than 15 years of age are estimated to be HIV-positive, with the vast majority of infections occurring in developing nations (1). As home to 10% of the world’s population but 70% of HIV infections, Sub-Saharan Africa carries the largest disease burden (2). Thirteen million children younger than 15 years of age have lost one or both parents to AIDS, with the number expected to rise to 25 million by 2010 (1). In several African countries, 15% of children are expected to be orphaned by the end of this decade (1).
