Why did Europeans want to trade directly with Asia instead of pur- chasing Asian goods from the Turks, and what technologies al-
lowed them to do so?

monarchy doesn’t have to have the hereditary element. there have been elective monarchies in the past where you choose your king-for-life and when he dies elect someone else for the job.

lincoln declared that slavery should not be allowed to spread into the new states, and of course this angered the south at the time.

rosevelt. 1973. "slaves everywhere"

the hebrew bible is the sacred text of judaism;

the koran is that of islam.

among eastern religions, the sacred scriptures of hinduis are the four vedas and the upanishads, among others.

a main characteristic in these books is that un most of them we find certain "norms" of behavior, as is the case of the bible that has it's commandments. these rules are to regulate the behavior of believers and faithful of their respective faith.

these rules tell us what is right and what is not.