Which geographic problem did columbus face when searching for a westward route to the east indies?
a) competitors had already found an eastward route around africa.
b)earth was bigger around than he had calculated.
c)his ships were ill-fitted to manage the stormy atlantic.
d)the pacific ocean proved treacherous to cross.

Which of the following statements best describes the importance of the battle of guadalcanal

Anagnos: . . it will no doubt be difficult for you there, annie. but it has been difficult for you at our school too, hm? gratifying, yes, when you came to us and could not spell your name, to accomplish so much here in a few years, but always an irish battle. for independence. (he studies annie, humorously; she does not open her eyes.) this is my last time to counsel you, annie, and you do lack some – by some i mean all – what, tact or talent to bend. to others. and what had saved you on more than one occasion here at perkins is that there was nowhere to expel you to. what do anagnos's words reveal about annie in this excerpt

Explain why the hellenistic era was a time of toleration and open-mindedness.