true or false europeans in the 1400s thought that sailing around Africa was the best way to get to Asia from reading the works of the Arab geographer al-Idrisi.

Acharge on imported goods is known as what kind of tax? income excise personal

20 points “the creation of a mosaic was a complicated procedure that called for careful timing and teamwork. . walls were painted with resin or tar before being covered with the first of three layers of plaster. . a sketch of the projected work was then made on the plaster to serve as a guide for the various artisans. the outermost layer of plaster, in which the pieces, or tesserae, of the mosaic would be set, was spread on only enough area to contain a day’s work. some of the tesserae—small, carefully cut fragments of colored glass, marble, and semiprecious stones—were pressed into the wet plaster so that they projected at a slight angle. the stones thereby better reflected light and imbued the finished mosaic with a shimmering life of its own.” —empires besieged: time frame a.d. 200–600 how many layers of materials were under the tiles? a. two- c. four- b. three- d. five

Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. exploit describes people groups that are native to a region 2. imperialism money put into a bank or company for the purpose of making a profit 3. indigenous policy extending political, economic, or military rule over another 4. investment to selfishly take advantage of a weaker person or nation