How did the Islamic Empire contribute to globalization in a way that Western Europe did not? What underlying factors allowed Islamic Empires to be involved in global trade and what underlying factors prevented Western Europe from doing the same?

By the year 1900 new york city had more than just people of british heritage. there were more people of italian descent than the cities of florence, genoa and venice put together. it was home to more irish than dublin (the capital of ireland) and more germans than hamburg. joining them were many thousands of people of polish, hungarian, and czech descent. what term best describes new york cities changing culture? a a pot of chili b a bowl of sugar c a cup of coffee d a slice of cheese