“He is very valiant and has a great liking for warfare and weapons of war, which he has constantly in his hands: we have been eye-witnesses of this because, whenever we were with him, he was adjusting his (swords), testing his (muskets), etc... This is the great experience, which he has obtained of warfare over so many years, that he makes it in person and from the first has made him a fine soldier and very skilled, and his men so dexterous that they are little behind our men in Europe. He has introduced into his militia the use of and esteem for (muskets), in which they are very practiced. Therefore, it is that his realm has been so much extended on all sides . . . All the above mentioned soldiers, who will total some 100,000, receive pay for the whole year.” Father Simon, a European Roman Catholic priest, in a report to the pope on meeting the Safavid Shah Abbas I, 1588 3. Which claim about Father Simon’s purpose for meeting Shah Abbas I is best supported by the above passage? *
1 point
A. Simon was impressed by the new technology used by the Safavids.
B. Simon wanted the pope to know of the Safavid’s military power.
C. Simon hoped the pope would sell new weapons to the Safavids.
D. Simon thought the Safavids could teach the Europeans about how to organize a military

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(4) grand canyon national park: : colonial heritage site in north in north western arizona and is 15th site declared as national park..the park's central feature is the grand canyon, a gorge of the colorado river,which is also considered one of the wonders of the world.the park covers 1217262 acres.the grand canyon was designated a world heritage site in by unesco in 1979.

(5) taos pueblo

(6) redwood national park

(7) cahokia mounds

(8) wrangell-st. elias national park

(9) glacier bay national park

(10) kluane national park

(11) tatshenshini-alsek provincial park

(12) mammoth cave national park

(13) olympic national park

(14) great smoky mountains national park

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(16) everglades national park

(17) lunenburg, nova scotia

(18) glacier national park

(19)chichen itza

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