8) gothic
9)poverty??
14)monasteries
15)crusades
20)trade
hope this helps
I only know question 1 and 2
The answer for question 1 is the last one and
Question 2 is the second one
From lakes and grasslands with hippos and giraffes to a vast desert, North Africa's sudden geographical transformation 5,000 years ago was one of the planet's most dramatic climate shifts.
The transformation took place nearly simultaneously across the continent's northern half, a new study finds. The results will appear in an upcoming issue of the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
http://www.livescience.com/28493-when-sahara-desert-formed.html
The leaders that supported freedom in American revolutionary times used the Enlightenment as a foundation. When the Second Continental Congress met on July 4, 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. In the Declaration, Jefferson made references to the beliefs of the Enlightenment philosopher John Locke.