Rome declined due to a series of invasions from outside nations and corrupt government officials.
The compass, the astrolabe (instrument used to measure latitude), and the rudder <span>all helped European explorers on their quest to find Asia and get rich by by </span><span>buying spices there and selling them in Europe to get a profit.
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An <span>Act that breaks a criminal law is called: Crime
In united states, each crime have been categorized in the law with their own punishment based on the magnitude of the crime.Up to this date, death penallty is still imposed as the highest punishment for crimes in 32 states.
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<span>The merchants embraced
Islam, because it gave them a very important point of union with the
clients and partners who had this religion, facilitating trade in Muslim
towns. The monarchs, by belonging to Islam, in the same
way as merchants, took advantage of religion to lay the foundations of
alliances; and also because Islam taught them how they should be, and how to behave. <span>The
educators embraced Islam because the Muslims were in favor of
education, they supported it and that favored the support of schools and
teaching (including the study of Islam).</span></span>
