Whats the answer to number 1?

Describe the relations between the united states and other countries under the articles of confederation. 3-4 sentences

Before the invention of the loom in 1785, textile manufacturing was: a) regulated under the guild system. b) performed by children working in factories. c) produced in rural cottages under a putting-out system. d) conducted by british colonists overseas.

What is considered the highest from of artistic expression in the islamic culture