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India, Malaysia, The Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia and Laos.
The invention from Song, China that had the greatest influence on the spread of learning was paper and printing. This helped to get the public interested in reading.
James Polk became president in 1845 with plans to expand American territory. His actions included the annexation of Texas and obtaining the Oregon Territory.
Prior to European contact, the Indigenous peoples of North America had numerous advanced civilizations. The Europeans brought diseases which destroyed much of the Native culture and killed up to 90% of the Native population.