What is the relation between Esmeralda and the wicked lady who calls her María?

Why did leaders such as siddhartha gautama abandon hinduism to createbuddhism around 500 bce:

Which sentence best explains how steam power changed agriculture in england between 1810 and 1850? a. farmers started using steam-powered machines to spray chemical fertilizers and pesticides. b. livestock farmers began using steam-powered machines to milk cattle and shear sheep. c. steam-powered railways transport and sell agricultural produce far from where it was grown. d. steamships to transport large numbers of people from the united states to english farms.

After world war ii, many japanese territories were increasingly difficult for japan to control. placed under the control of other nations. granted independence from japan. supportive of the us occupation.