Before the steamboats, man had only the power of muscles (whether his own muscles or the muscles of animals). He depended on these muscles in transportation. This made transportation a very long and tiring journey.
Steamboats' main advantage was providing faster transportation to both people and goods. This reduced the time and the effort needed for transportation.
However, they were not very safe or accurately designed. Many people died as a result of the explosion of the boilers.
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The Partition of India was the process of dividing the subcontinent along sectarian lines, which took place in 1947 as India gained its independence from the British Raj<span>. The northern, predominantly Muslim sections of India became the nation of </span>Pakistan<span>, while the southern and majority Hindu section became the Republic of </span>India<span>.</span>
Ottoman sultan Mehmet II helped to strengthen the empire by :
Promoting religious divesity
This will bring loyalty from various group of people to the empire
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