What is the importance of american literature

Read the excerpt from the travels of marco polo and study the map. when the traveler leaves kuh-banan he goes for fully eight days through a desert. . after these eight days he reaches a province called tun and kain, where there are cities and towns in plenty. it is situated on the northern borders of persia. there is an immense plain here, in which stands the solitary tree, which the christians call the dry tree. based on the excerpt and the map, what makes the journey to kain difficult? the kais sea travel through shiraz mountains and dry conditions the dry tree plains

American history (is, are) studying the american colonies.

Which excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich reflects the author's opinion that the members of the medical profession don't really care about their patients?