1. the death of queen victoria marked the beginning of the modernist era.
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2. literature from the romantic period was characterized by the use of irony and satire to convey human emotions.
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Imagine you are a historian studying a battlefield journal written by a soldier serving in world war i. describe the process of interpreting the information within the journal, as well as how you would determine whether the evidence in the journal is valid

Analyze the quotation below in the context of european exploration in the americas. as you read the quote, think about what it says about columbus's motivations to explore. was he interested in gaining knowledge, wealth, or both? how did his motivations influence how he treated the people already living in the americas? i did not try to examine them in detail, because it could not be done in 50 years. for my desire is to see and discover as much as i can before returning to your highnesses, our lord willing, in april. it is true that in the event of finding places where there is gold or spices in quantity i should stop until i had collected as much as i could. i, therefore, proceed in the hope of coming across such places.

Historians use periodization in order to: a. decide when a certain historical even took place. b. divide history into units with distinct start and end dates. c. criticize arguments made about the past. d. organize history into different timelines