Muhammad's followers wrote his prophecies and teachings into the or holy book of

Muhammad's followers wrote his prophecies and teachings into the Quran, or holy book of Islam. Islam is the religion expounded by the Prophet Muhammad (570-632 C.E.) on the basis of his reception of divine revelations, while Quran is the   central religious text of Islam which collects Muhammad's perception of divine revelations.

i'd assume india mainly because of how isolated japan was.   plus it is a whole china away.

president thomas jefferson hoped that the embargo act of 1807 would the united states by demonstrating to britain and france their dependence on american goods, convincing them to respect american neutrality and stop impressing american seamen. instead, the act had a devastating effect on american trade.