Besides his relative success as being Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius may be best known as a Stoic philosopher. He truly attempted to live his philosophy. Aurelius became famous for The Meditations, a collection of his thoughts, Stoic beliefs, and notes on his life.
I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is the first place. The important<span> skill that gave Africa's Bantu-speaking people an advantage over the nomadic hunter-gatherers they displaced would be ironworking. Hope this answers the question.</span>
The increased United States involvment in world affairs in the late XIX century and the beginning of the XX century included the following events:
Boxer Rebellion: US took part the Eight-Nation Alliance against the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901) in China. US intervened with military troops (US Marine Corps) to save American citizens who were targeted by the rebels.
Open-Door Policy: This was a policy applied by the US government in relation to China. It was based on the principle that all foreign countries interests would be treated equally in China and no nation would try to create imperial jurisdiction over the country.
Spanish-American War: the war which was fought in 1898, started as a result of the Nationalist rebellion in Cuba against the Spanish domination and also as a result of the explosion of the USS Maine.
Japanese-Russian settlement: in 1905 after the war between Russia and Japan over their influences on China, the Treaty of Portsmouth ended the war. The treaty was achieved thanks to Theodore Roosevelt mediation.
Algeciras Conference: The Conference which took place in 1906 in Algeciras had the objective of finding a solution to the imperial crisis between France and Germany over Morocco. Theodore Roosevelt interceded to persuade the French to join the Conference.
"(2) Salt mined in the Sahara was exchanged for gold" is most closely
<span>associated with the West African civilizations of Ghana and Mali since demand for salt was higher. </span>
The sections of the Transcontinental Railroad joined together in Utah at a place called Promontory Point in 1869 where a famous photograph was taken of the two construction crew (minus the Asian workers who were forbidden from being in the photo) meeting and uniting the rail with a Golden Spike.
