Answer: ASHKENAZIC jews
The Hebrew word "Ashkenaz" referred to Germany. So "Ashkenazic Jews" is a name used to refer to those of Jewish ancestry living in Germany, as well as surrounding areas (France and eastern Europe).
The Hebrew word "Sepharad" referred to Spain. "Sephardic Jews" refers to Jews of Spain and Portugal, as well as North Africa and the Middle East. Remember that migration of Jewish and Arab populations into Spain and Portugal came by way of North Africa, so that helps you understand why those regions are all grouped under the name "Sephardic."
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- The Christian Church gave the various people and tribes in Western Europe a cultural center;
- Attacks from Muslim nations helped band the various groups together with a common bond;
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Western Europe still managed to maintain a high level of cultural unity in the time that followed even though there lot of different people occupying this territory.
The two biggest reasons that this was able to happen were the Christian Church and the Muslim attacks. The Christian Church became the central figure in the politics and religion in Western Europe, and its interest was that there's peace between its followers, so they were trying to maintain that by uniting the people under the same religion, rules, way of life, and resolving the various disputes. The attacks from the Muslim Caliphates were another reasons, as they were seen as a common enemy, so the people were sticking together in order to be stronger, thus strengthening the unity in every sense of the word.
Answer: George Washington strongly believed that foreign involvement wasn't in the United States' best interest -- it would only lead to economic hardship and instability. The U.S. military was too weak and war-weary to fight another battle so soon after the American Revolution.
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The silk road ran along the borders of the Han empire
