Around the 14th century, why were the cities of
nanjing, calicut, mogadishu, and venice
significant?
(1) major centers of trading activity flourished
there.
(2) the first democracies emerged there.
(3) islamic religious centers developed there.
(4) the portuguese established colonies there.

Read the opening line from a draft of an informative essay. which is the best revision of the sentence? trade between great britain and japan expanded as opium deals between the nations increased in the early 1800s. britain greatly expanded trade with china, increasing its opium exports more than five times in the early 1800s. britain’s expanded trade in opium led to export increases that were five times greater in the early 1800s. britain greatly expanded trade with china, which increased its opium exports more than five times in the early 1800s.

Which of the following brought about the final settlement of the official boundary lines of the state of texas? the peace treaty of the mexican-american war the 1845 act signed by the president that made texas a state the reincorporation of texas at the end of the civil war the compromise of 1850

Which of the following statements is true about water access in the middle east? a. access to coastal waters is not important to people. b. most countries depend on outside resources for water. c. water is available in large supplies in all countries. d. all countries have sources of renewable freshwater.