Consider the wonders that sinbad reported. what do they suggest about the level of arab knowledge of the more distant regions of the indian ocean? what do they suggest about arab attitudes toward the eastern indian ocean?

"The Seven voyages of Sinbad the Sailor" let us know that arab knowledge of the more distant regions of the Indian Ocean was very little. They imagined it full of monsters, hostile people with barbaric customs and magical islands. All this suggest that Arab attitude toward thr eastern Indian Ocean was of fear and wonder. They didn't know what was far beyond the horizon and they imagined all kinds of wonders and marvellous creatures.

in mcculloch v. maryland (1819) the supreme court ruled that congress had implied powers under the necessary and proper clause of article i, section 8 of the constitution to create the second bank of the united states and that the state of maryland lacked the power to tax the bank.

gibbons v. ogden, (1824), was a landmark decision in which the supreme court of the united states held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to congress by the commerce clause of the united states constitution, encompassed the power to regulate navigation.

the most famous of all the units fighting in cuba, the "rough riders" was the name given to the first u.s. volunteer cavalry under the leadership of theodore roosevelt. roosevelt resigned his position as assistant secretary of the navy in may 1898 to join the volunteer cavalry. the original plan for this unit called for filling it with men from the indian territory, new mexico, arizona, and oklahoma. however, once roosevelt joined the group, it quickly became the place for a mix of troops ranging from ivy league athletes to glee-club singers to texas rangers and indians.