Pick three monarchs, identify the country they ruled and list two accomplishments of each: peter the great, ivan the terrible, catherine ii, charles v, philip ii, henry iv, louis xiv, louis xvi, maria theresa, joseph ii

Peter the Great; he ruled over Russia. His biggest accomplishments are making the country much bigger than it was, and the reformation that took place when he modernized and westernized the country.

Ivan the Terrible; he ruled over Russia. He conquered large territories, mostly in Central Asia and Siberia, and he also reformed the country by making it from a medieval country to an empire.

Catherine II; she ruled over Russia. Her biggest accomplishments are making the Russian Empire much bigger than what it was, and gaining a status and recognition as one of the European superpowers.

the language dates from the contacts of arabian traders with the inhabitants of the east coast of africa over many centuries. under arab influence, swahili originated as a lingua franca used by several closely related bantu-speaking tribal groups.

by 1880, germany had more rail lines than great britain and russia.