The first significant commercial railroads linked the British ...

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The first significant commercial railroads linked the British industrial centers of ___________________ _ and ___________________ _.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

Why might modern Iranians see their country as having long played a pivotal role in the affairs of the wider world?
 
  A) It had a strategic location that was a crossroads for those traveling between the Mediterranean and China and/or India.
  B) The Persians successfully mediated between the Muslims and the Hindus of India.
  C) Their peoples had emerged from the central Asian steppes with a highly organized government already in place.
  D) With their entrance into Persia, the Persians brought much-needed agricultural skills.
  E) Though mostly nomadic in the beginning, the Persians quickly settled down and established important trading centers.

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Answer to Question 1

Liverpool/Manchester

Answer to Question 2

A

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TYSM

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Excellent