Which quotation from A History of the World in 100 Objects best reveals the historical significance of the chronometer?
The chronometer for the first time allowed absolutely accurate charting of the oceans, with all that implied for establishing
safe and rapid shipping routes.
Darwin's voyage on the Beagle and his subsequent work on evolution pushed human origins...into an unthinkably distant
past.
Geologists had already demonstrated that the Earth was far older than previously believed, undermining the calculation made
by Archbishop Usher.
Thanks to clockmakers like Earnshaw, precise and reliable clocks and watches became ever more affordable.

Monopolies were legal in the united states until a)the 1860s. b)the 1870s. c)the 1880s. d)the 1890s.

Due to their desire for a theocracy, what was at the center of new england life

Examine the dates in this timeline: • 1918: the ottoman empire loses control of iraq to the britishfollowing world war i.• 1932: the kingdom of iraq is granted its independence from greatbritain• 1945: mustafa barzani leads a failed rebellion against the iraqigovernment• 1948: the al-wathbah uprising results in protests against the iraqigovernment before it is violently suppressed.• 1958: the kingdom of iraq is overthrown by military leaders whoestablish the republic of iraq,• 1980: iraq invades iran, launching the iran iraq war.• 1990: iraq invades kuwait but is defeated by united nations forcesled by the united states.• 2003: the united states and its allies invade iraq and remove itsdictator, saddam hussein.which title would best suit the period in iraqi history from 1980 through1990? a. the era of political instability and protestb. the era of american involvementc. the era of iraqi aggressiond. the era of early iraqi independence