Definition<span> of </span>nationalism<span>. 1 : loyalty and devotion to a </span>nation; especially : a sense ofnational<span> consciousness (</span>see<span> consciousness 1c) exalting one </span>nation<span> above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other </span>nations<span> or supranational groups.</span>
<span>Enlightened absolutism is a system in which rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles while maintaining complete royal power. These Enlightenment principles include have equality, the freedom of speech, religion, press, and to own property. I do not think a truly enlightened absolutism style government can exist because, if the rulers follow the ideas of Enlightenment, they can still lose their power.</span>
Communal violence between Jews and Arabs escalated into a crisis, and in 1947 the UN proposed splitting the land into a state for Jews (Israel) and a state for Arabs (Palestine). Regional Arab leaders saw the plan as European colonial theft and invaded to keep Palestine unified.
There was no rain for a long time so the Mayan cities disappeared