Why did christopher columbus fail to find new trade routes

What did sargon's empire have in common with other mesopotamian city-states? a. it extended over a greater territory than anyone had ever conquered before. b. it fought with surrounding city-states. c. it covered an area from the mediterranean sea to the persian gulf. d. it had a professional army.

Explain why the greeks might not have had a great influence on the world if they had better farmland?

Why were presidents andrew jackson and martin van buren unwilling to annex texas? a. they did not want texas to be admitted to the union as a slave state. b. they feared that the annexation of texas as a slave state would lead to political problems within the union. c. they thought that texas was too large to be admitted to the union as one state. d. they did not believe in the idea of manifest destiny.