Settlers wanted land, chance to start a new life. Mountain men travelled west for adventure. Middionaries travelled to convert native American to shristianity.
There are several reasons why monotheism was unusual in its time and place, but the main reason is that the major cultures such as Greece had been polytheistic.
Your Question: How did each kingdom lose its independence?
Your Answer: In Poland a single noble's power of the "free veto" made it difficult for the government to take decisive action; in Hungary, the Golden Bull strictly limited royal power; in Serbia, less talented political successors to Stefan were not able to ward off the Turks.
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~Kay
Answer:The Siege of Leningrad began on the 8th of September in 1941 and ended on the 27th of January of 1944