<span>Why would a writer from the Abbasid Empire comment on features of Indian culture and technology? He surmised that Abbasid merchants were deeply involved in exchanges with Indian merchants. NOT NECESSARY? What contributions from India did Western Europeans receive via exchanges with the Abbasid Caliphate ...</span><span>
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Answer:
Australopithecus walked upright but had small brains and didn't use tools. Neanderthal used tools, made clothes from animal skins, and was the first to bury their dead.
Explanation:
Piracy--the attack of piracy was the attacking of ships and taking of the goods.
Pirate or privateers worked in crews with a hierarchy targeting merchant ships to attack and take the good on the ship. The goods would then be sold on the black market or traded for other more valuable items. Royal ships were especially targeted as they often contained gold and other luxury items.
East Timor.
East Timor had been colonized by Portugal in the 16th century and remained under Portuguese control until 1975. Within days after declaring its independence from Portugal in 1975, East Timor was overtaken by military forces from Indonesia and was annexed as a province of Indonesia the following year. With the United Nations urging self-determination, East Timor became an independent nation in 2002, no longer under Indonesian control.