Which of the following describes a difference in how the age of exploration affected africa and the americas?
a. african leaders didn't trade with european merchants as powerful american civilizations did.
b. powerful american empires were not defeated by european armies as african kingdoms were.
c. native americans were not used as slaves on european plantations as native africans were.
d. african communities were not devastated by european diseases as american communities were.

Which line from extremely loud and incredibly close reveals a melancholy tone? as for the bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad’s last voice message into morse code, and i used sky-blue beads for silence, maroon beads for breaks between letters . . she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. i asked her if it was better than the edible tsunami, from when i was interested in edible meteorological events. she said, “different.” i wanted to tell her she shouldn’t be playing scrabble yet. or looking in the mirror. or turning the stereo any louder than what you needed just to hear it. it wasn’t fair to dad, and it wasn’t fair to me. i made her other morse code jewelry with dad’s messages—a necklace, an anklet, some dangly earrings, a tiara—but the bracelet was definitely the most beautiful, probably because it was the last, which made it the most precious.

What is the approximate distance between paris and moscow?

Define the word imperialism. what is your opinion: should the u.s. engage in imperialism? under what circumstances? offer a brief, effective argument against the opinion that you hold.