Author Question: The first significant commercial railroads linked the British industrial centers of ... (Read 72 times)

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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.