The correct answer is An article in the textbook that describes his expedition.
Hudson was an English navigator and explorer. It became noticed from 1607, but disappeared only four years later in tragic circumstances.
Little is known about his career in the previous period, but in the last years of his life he made four attempts to discover a shorter sea route to the East, sailing through the North.
In 1607, Hudson was hired by an English financial group. Sailing north, between Greenland and Spitzberg, he sought access to the East in the vicinity of the North Pole. An impassable ice barrier forced him to withdraw, however, when he was only 10º from the Pole.
In 1608, another failed attempt (followed a route along the northern coast of Asia).
Answer:
Confucius is "The Master" & He is speaking to his students/followers.
Answer:
Canada–United States relations covers the bilateral relations between the adjacent countries of Canada and the United States. Relations between Canada and the United States historically have been extensive, given a shared border (the longest in the world) [2][3] and ever-increasing[4][5] close cultural, economical ties and similarities.[6][7]
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, bureaucracy became "professionalized" by hiring only the most competent employees for each government job position. In order to prove their proficiency, any candidate applying for a job in the government had to undergo a test based on the knowledge and skills required to perform efficiently at work. This system based on hiring only the best individuals is known as "meritocracy," and largely contrasts with the usual way of hiring bureaucrats by giving government jobs to noblemen and wealthy people regardless of their suitability for the jobs.