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What was Peter the Great unable to do that Catherine the Great accomplished?

Rule with absolute power

Expand the territory of Russia

Deny the serfs their rights

Acquire the warm water port in the Black Sea

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a or d .................

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are the three Abrahamic religions, and they are all monotheistic, or share a belief in one God.

Abraham is regarded as the founder of the faith in each of these religions, and all three of them can be traced back to him. Abraham is regarded as the first true monotheist and is credited with founding the idea of a covenant with God.

In Hebrew history, the idea of a covenant is important because it is regarded as a legally-binding pact between God and the Israelites. In the covenant, Israel makes a commitment to upholding God's rules and commands in exchange for protection and provision from God.

Thus, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are the three Abrahamic religions, and they are all monotheistic.

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At the end of the Declaration of Independence, the signers pledge to "mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor" in support of the Declaration and the ideas it represents. This is known as the "mutual pledge of allegiance" and it symbolizes the commitment of the signers to the cause of American independence and the willingness to sacrifice everything for its success.

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Troubling economic news dominated headlines worldwide, while other events — in¬  

cluding the explosion of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig, which resulted in the  

spewing of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico — added to the bad news.  

Worries also emerged about cyberwarfare attacks on governments and the prospect  

of invasive species’ thriving in temperatures that were getting warmer by the year.  

In Yemen al-Qaeda stirred up trouble and gained a foothold in the south of the coun¬  

try by encouraging secessionists to break away from the north, and the militant group estab¬  

lished a base from which to coordinate terrorist activities. In the U.S. the grassroots Tea Party  

movement brewed up a tempest in the political arena with its credo to oppose excessive tax¬  

ation, immigration, and government intervention in the private sector. In Africa 17 countries,  

14 of them former French colonies, marked the 50th anniversary of their independence. The  

earthquakes in Haiti and Chile brought to the fore the need for smart engineering of build¬  

ings to sustain the shocks from massive temblors. On the bright side, the Winter Olympic  

Games in Vancouver, B.C., provided spills and chills early in the year, and epicureans every¬  

where savoured the new and interesting concoctions that resulted from the culinary applica¬  

tions of Molecular Gastronomy. All of these topics are covered in Special Reports.  

Significant elections took place in Australia, the U.K., and the U.S., where the midterm elec¬  

tions resulted in the Republicans’ taking majority control in most states and in the House of  

Representatives. Some believed that the new and unpopular U.S. health care bill initiated by  

the administration of Pres. Barack Obama was one factor that led to the Democrats’ defeat.  

The cataclysmic Haiti earthquake, which killed about 220,000 persons, led to billions of dol¬  

lars in pledges from countries worldwide, but by year’s end that country had yet to receive  

many of the donations. Europe had its fair share of economic woes, especially the countries  

of the so-called PUGS; Greece and Ireland had to accept massive bailouts to keep their  

economies afloat. Putting a positive spin on the news, wind turbines were helping to conserve  

energy, and China’s commercial wind farm began providing electricity to Expo 2010 Shang¬  

hai China, a world’s fair that attracted some 70 million visitors. In the realm of sports, the  

first Summer Youth Olympic Games were held in Singapore, and the association football (soc¬  

cer) World Cup featured a final duel between Spain and the Netherlands, with the former  

emerging victorious. These stories appear as Sidebars.  

A number of sports legends died during the year, including basketball coach John Wooden  

and three baseball legends: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, longtime manager  

Sparky Anderson, and Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob ("Rapid Robert”) Feller. Hollywood had  

its share of losses, notably actors Tony Curtis, Dennis Hopper, and Lynn Redgrave. Other  

prominent deaths included those of Polish Pres. Lech Kaczynski, civil rights activist Dorothy  

Height, fashion designer Alexander McQueen, writers J.D. Salinger and Jose Saramago, opera  

singer Dame Joan Sutherland, and songstresses Lena Horne and Kate McGarrigle.  

The personalities of the year featured in biographies include WikiLeaks founder Julian  

Assange, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, British Prime Minister David Cameron, film  

director Kathryn Bigelow, pop-culture icon Lady Gaga, golfer Phil Mickelson, and baseball  

pitcher Roy Halladay. In the Britannica family of authors, we salute longtime geology and  

geochemistry expert Peter J. Wylie, who is retiring after 34 years.  

Though the news was mostly bad in 2010, it was a year in which exciting discoveries were  

made, technology took greater strides forward, and people bid a final farewell to the decade.  

There are many more compelling stories to read between the pages of this volume, the  

Britannica Book of the Year 2011. I invite you to discover them.  

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In august 1944, the allies liberated from german occupation the city of Paris.

On August 25th 1944, Paris, the French capital, was liberated by Allied forces after four years of Nazi occupation. The liberation was made possible by a combination of the Paris uprising, the Allied forces’ successes on the Western Front and the German forces’ retreat in anticipation of a major advance against Nazi-controlled Europe. Members of the Resistance, the French underground, had engaged in mostly guerrilla warfare and sabotage since the occupation began and had grown in strength and numbers in 1939 when the French government in exile was formed.

On August 19th, Free French forces, led by General Philippe Leclerc, began the attack on German-held Paris from the south and advanced quickly due to lack of German resistance. On August 24th, they reached the Hotel de Ville. On August 25th, General Charles de Gaulle and General Leclerc proudly marched down the Champs Elysees proclaiming the Liberation of Paris. Thousands of Parisians gathered to join in the celebration thus ending the German occupation of Paris and marking a turning point in WWII.

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By 1842 Carson met and became engaged to the daughter of a prominent Taos family: Josefa Jaramillo. After receiving instruction from Padre Antonio José Martínez, he was baptized into the Catholic Church in 1842.

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Answer: When the trade caravan finally returned, however, they could profit from the silk, porcelain, silver, spices for food, or other things traded by the caravan. The other people who profited from the Silk Road were the wealthy and aristocratic people who could afford the goods traded for.   The Silk Road was a trade route that kickstarted trade between Asians and Europeans. Subsequent the establishment of the Silk Road came the arrival of tea, citrus fruits, spices and other pristine goods into Europe. As well as a trade path, The Silk Road was also the most effective travel route to and from China.

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The languages spoken by Indigenous cultures of the Northeast were Indo-Aryan, Tibeto-Burman, Austro-Asiatic, Tai-Kadai, and Dravidian.

Northeast region of India located on the easternmost side of the country is a land of seven-sister states. These states are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura. Sikkim is also considered as the part of the Northeast being its eighth state.

The people of Northeast can speak around 220 languages belonging to multiple families of languages. These are Indo-Aryan, Tibeto-Burman, Austro-Asiatic, Tai-Kadai, and Dravidian.

The people across Northeast share a lot of common things in their cultures and in their ways of living. But still they have a lot which makes them different from each other.

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C. Cliff Palace, the largest of the cliff dwellings built by the Ancestral Pueblo people.

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W. M. Akers' "Cliff Dwellers" talks about the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings of the Native Americans. These structures, dwelling spaces carved into the sides of a mountain provide a great archaeological site, providing an insight into the life of the Ancestral Pueblo people.

The whole passage deals with the Cliff Palace and how it was the center of that civilization. This largest cliff dwelling place, built by the Ancestral Pueblo people, focuses on why they had to construct such dwellings, only accessible by rope climbing. The passage describes the probable reasons for such dwellings and how it must have been abandoned.

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Enslaved African Americans were protected by the Canadian government when they escaped to Canada.

Canada was under the control of the British during the time after America's independence when slavery was still allowed.

The British had abolished slavery after some time and when this applied to Canada, it meant that African Americans who were enslaved could escape to Canada and be protected by the Canadian government.

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In general, the Somali colonial economy in Kenya was defined by settler ownership of farming fields (settler-economy), with tea and coffee serving as key export products destined for European markets outside.

This colonial past, along with other factors, is said to have played an influence in the later, different levels of stability in Somalia and Somaliland. On June 26, 1960, the northern colony of Somaliland obtained independence from Britain after a 10-year interim period.

During WW II, it fell under Italian administration. It merged with the former Italian Somaliland to establish Somalia in 1960.

The territory containing the former British Somaliland was declared an independent state by a government opposition party in 1991, but it was not officially recognized.

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The Columbian Exchange refers to the widespread transfer of plants, animals, diseases, and cultural elements between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres following Christopher Columbus' voyages to the Americas in the late 15th century.

While the Columbian Exchange did result in the introduction of slavery to the New World, it is important to note that slavery existed in various forms in different regions and cultures prior to Columbus' arrival.

Regarding the role of Pope Alexander VI, the statement seems to present conflicting information. The pope did divide the Western Hemisphere through the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494, but he allocated the western portion to Spain and the eastern portion to Portugal, not France and Spain/Portugal as mentioned in the statement.

Furthermore, the Columbian Exchange primarily involved the exchange of foodstuffs, plants, animals, and other resources between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, rather than being solely focused on slavery.

The exchange had significant impacts on the development of agriculture, economies, and societies in both hemispheres.

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O Means "Free of Jews." is the answer.

About 4,000 years ago, according to archaeologists, maize first appeared in the Southwest of the United States. It is estimated that it first arrived in the Northeastern United States around 2,100 years ago.

Most likely, Native Americans crossed high-yielding plants to create hybrids and developed the first corn from wild grasses. Three Lenape corn kinds are seen to the right: white flour corn, Grandmother corn, and Delaware "black" (or blue) corn. Small ears with 8 or 10 rows were typical of older types of corn.

Around 4,000 years ago, maize [corn] was originally brought into the southwest United States from Mexico by highland routes along the Sierra Madre Mountains. It initially appeared in Arizona or New Mexico in that general area.

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Crowley's Ridge is an exciting untapped region with a diverse role, in addition to, a unique crescent-shaped formation, which makes it the most distinctive

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Adding aspirin, soda, bleach, corn syrup, sugar or preservatives are unnecessary and actually can be detrimental.

Adding aspirin , or anything else , to water in the tree stand reservoir does nothing to prolong the life of a cut tree.

Experts agree that plain, clean water are the best to prolong the life of Christmas trees.

Other ways to increase the longtime of Christmas trees are

1) Place the tree trunk in a large bucket of water. Almost like a gallon of water. And check the water levels everyday. In general, a tree can absorb up to a quart of water per day for every inch of its diameter, especially in the first week.

2) Keep the tree cool.  Place the tree away from heating vents and out of direct sungliht.

3) Check the quality of tree. Before bringing a tree home, run your fingers along the branches and look for soft, flexible needles that have a rich, deep green color.

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The Union and Confederacy each had their advantages during the Civil War. The Union, for example, had a larger population, industrial capacity, and an extensive railway network.

These factors allowed them to produce more supplies and transport them efficiently to the battlefield. The Confederacy, on the other hand, had skilled military leadership and the advantage of fighting a defensive war, which made it easier to protect their territory.

However, both sides faced disadvantages. The Union struggled with ineffective military leadership in the early stages of the war, while the Confederacy had limited resources and a weaker economy. Additionally, the Confederacy's smaller population made it difficult to maintain a large, well-supplied army.

Ultimately, the Union's advantages proved decisive in winning the war. Their superior resources and infrastructure allowed them to outlast the Confederacy, whose economy struggled under the strain of the conflict. As the war progressed, the Union also improved its military leadership, enabling them to capitalize on their strengths and secure victory.

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The magnificent building, the monument of love that Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan presented to the world, bears witness to his great love for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

The breathtaking 17th Century white marble Taj Mahal, often considered as one of the world's marvels, was erected by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died in delivery.

Mumtaz Mahal, born Arjumand Banu Begum, was the Mughal Empire's empress consort from 19 January 1628 to 17 June 1631, serving as the main consort of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. Her husband commissioned the Taj Mahal in Agra, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, to serve as her mausoleum.

The Taj Mahal is a massive mausoleum complex built in 1632 by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to hold the ashes of his beloved bride.

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Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal as a mausoleum for his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

Mumtaz Mahal was one of Shah Jahan's wives and his favorite, with whom he had a close relationship. While giving birth to their 14th child, she passed away in 1631.

It is said that Shah Jahan was deeply grieved by her death and decided to build the most magnificent tomb as a tribute to her memory. He commissioned the construction of the Taj Mahal, which took over 20 years to complete, and it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.

It is a masterpiece of Mughal architecture, a blend of Indian, Persian, and Islamic styles, and it is considered one of the finest examples of Islamic art in the world.

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B

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Often credited as a founder of cutting-edge “liberal” thought, Locke pioneered the thoughts of herbal law, social contract, religious toleration, and the right to revolution that proved indispensable to each the American Revolution and the U.S. Constitution that followed.

John Locke was once influenced via the effect of the Glorious Revolution, a revolution in which England overthrew its king, James II, and changed him with a new monarch with fewer absolute powers. He wrote Second Treatise of Government (1690), in which he developed very distinctive conclusions about human nature than Hobbes.

Locke is extraordinary for making the statement that all guys have the proper to pursue “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property.” In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson alters this announcement to country that all guys have the rights to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” John Locke fused “individualism .

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The philosophy behind the feminist movement is equal rights and opportunities for women. It is displayed in this quotation when a 'normal' suburban housewife's daily life and chores were listed. And the final question, where it says "she was afraid to ask even herself the silent question -- 'is this all'?" exemplifies women silencing their dissatisfaction with their everyday lives because they understood that they would only begin to long for things they couldn't have, such as office jobs or hobbies outside of domestic tasks.

False. India was able to remain unified in the early 2nd century BCE despite facing various challenges.

During this period, the Maurya Empire, under the rule of Emperor Ashoka, expanded its territorial control and maintained internal stability through effective administration. Ashoka, although known for his transformation into a promoter of Buddhism and advocating non-violence, did not leave the empire vulnerable to attacks from neighboring peoples.

In fact, Ashoka's empire was known for its well-organized military and strong defenses. The empire had a professional army and a robust system of fortifications to safeguard its territories. While Ashoka promoted non-violence and sought to govern through moral principles, he did not neglect the defense and security of his empire.

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The excavation of town cultures from the mid-fifth millennium B.C.E. in Mali and Mauritania bolster the hypothesis that early urbanization was not confined to Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley.

The discovery of these towns, such as Djenné-Djenno in Mali and Kumbi Saleh in Mauritania, demonstrates that complex societies with urban centers were present in Africa as well. This challenges the notion that early urbanization was limited to specific regions and shows that it was a global phenomenon.

Additionally, these towns were able to sustain themselves through trade and agriculture, indicating a high level of societal organization and technological advancement. The discovery of these towns also sheds light on the development of early African civilizations and their contributions to world history.

Overall, the excavation of town cultures in Mali and Mauritania highlights the importance of studying and understanding the history of all regions of the world, rather than just a select few.

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Option C, attacking and controlling the African country of Ethiopia, was NOT taken by Germany in the years leading up to World War II.

While Germany did create an air force (option A), increase the size of its army through conscription (option B), and send troops into the demilitarized Rhineland (option D) during the 1930s, it did not directly attack and control Ethiopia. However, Germany did provide military support to fascist Italy during Italy's invasion of Ethiopia in 1935-1936, and the conflict was seen as a precursor to World War II.

The two main measures calculated each day, namely the average number of damaged oranges per tree and the proportion of trees having damaged oranges, are examples of Option D. A statistics.

Statistics can be defined as numerical measures or characteristics that summarize a set of data. They are used to describe, analyze, and make inferences about a population based on a sample. In this case, the manager of the large farm is collecting data on a daily basis by randomly sampling orange trees and calculating the average number of damaged oranges per tree and the proportion of trees with damaged oranges. These measures represent the observed characteristics of the sample and are used to estimate or infer information about the entire population of orange trees on the farm.

Descriptive statistics mentioned as an option (A), involve summarizing and describing the main features of a dataset, such as measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and measures of variability (standard deviation, range). While the measures calculated in the scenario can be considered descriptive statistics, they go beyond mere summarization and are used to make inferences about the impact of fruit flies on the orange crops.

Inferential statistics mentioned as an option (B), involves making conclusions or predictions about a population based on sample data. In this scenario, the manager is using the collected statistics (average number of damaged oranges per tree and proportion of trees with damaged oranges) to draw inferences about the overall impact of fruit flies on the entire orange crop.

Parameters, mentioned as an option (C), are numerical measures that describe a characteristic of an entire population. They are typically unknown and estimated using statistics from a sample.

In summary, the measures calculated each day in this scenario are statistics because they represent the characteristics of the sample and are used to infer information about the population of orange trees on the farm. Therefore, the correct option is D.

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In early 2001, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, all member states of the East African Community (EAC), committed themselves to relaunching their bloc, 24 years after it collapsed. This was the most recent attempt to re-energize the free trade movement in Africa.

To relaunch their bloc, the EAC member states implemented the following measures:

These measures have helped to stimulate trade and investment between the member states of the EAC, allowing them to benefit from greater access to markets and resources.

The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organization established on November 30, 1999, by the Republics of Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan are the other member states of the East African Community (EAC). The objective of the EAC is to deepen regional integration, increase political unity, enhance social, economic, and cultural cooperation, and promote peace and security. The East African Community's headquarters is located in Arusha, Tanzania.

Free trade is an economic theory that aims to increase prosperity by allowing countries to specialize in the production of goods and services in which they have a comparative advantage. Free trade encourages competition, increases efficiency, and lowers the cost of goods and services. Free trade, according to supporters, stimulates economic growth and promotes global economic integration.

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