Q: John was born to Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine on 24 December 1166. Henry had inherited significant territories along the Atlantic seaboardAnjou, Normandy and Englandand expanded his empire by conquering Brittany. Henry married the powerful Eleanor of Aquitaine, who reigned over the Duchy of Aquitaine and had a tenuous claim to Toulouse and Auvergne in southern France, in addition to being the former wife of Louis VII of France. The result was the Angevin Empire, named after Henry's paternal title as Count of Anjou and, more specifically, its seat in Angers.[nb 2] The Empire, however, was inherently fragile: although all the lands owed allegiance to Henry, the disparate parts each had their own histories, traditions and governance structures. As one moved south through Anjou and Aquitaine, the extent of Henry's power in the provinces diminished considerably, scarcely resembling the modern concept of an empire at all. Some of the traditional ties between parts of the empire such as Normandy and England were slowly dissolving over time. It was unclear what would happen to the empire on Henry's death. Although the custom of primogeniture, under which an eldest son would inherit all his father's lands, was slowly becoming more widespread across Europe, it was less popular amongst the Norman kings of England. Most believed that Henry would divide the empire, giving each son a substantial portion, and hoping that his children would continue to work together as allies after his death. To complicate matters, much of the Angevin empire was held by Henry only as a vassal of the King of France of the rival line of the House of Capet. Henry had often allied himself with the Holy Roman Emperor against France, making the feudal relationship even more challenging.

1. Eleanor of Aquitaine
2. Henry II
3. England
4. Dec 24 1166
5. Anjou, Normandy and England
6. Three
7. Brittany
8. by conquering it
9. the Duchy of Aquitaine
10. it was tenuous
11. Louis VII
12. France.
13. the Angevin Empire
14. no
15. Count of Anjou
16. its his paternal title
17. no
18. each part had a different history

Numbered questions:
1. Who is John's mom?
2. And his dad?
3. What country was he from?
4. When was he born?
5. What oceanic regions did Henry have?
6. How many is that?
7. What region did he add to that?
8. How?
9. Where did his mom reign?
10. Did she have a strong claim to Toulouse?
11. Who was her previous husband?
12. Where was he from?
13. What was created when Henry and Eleanor wed?
14. Was Henry the Duke of Anjou?
15. What was he?
16. How did he get that title?
17. Was the empire strong?
18. Why not?

Q: Washington (CNN) -- A late evening meeting between President Barack Obama and the leaders of the House and Senate failed to reach agreement Wednesday on a spending plan to avert a government shutdown, but all the participants said progress was made and talks would continue.

If there is no deal by midnight Friday, when the current spending authorization measure expires, parts of the government will close down.

Obama called the 90-minute talks with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, "constructive" and he said they narrowed and clarified the outstanding issues.

"I remain confident that if we're serious about getting something done, we should be able to complete a deal and get it passed and avert a shutdown," Obama said in brief remarks to reporters. "But it's going to require a sufficient sense of urgency from all parties involved" to prevent a shutdown that "could have real effects on everyday Americans."

Both Reid and Boehner told reporters in their own brief comments that the meeting made progress in narrowing their differences, and that their staffs would work through the night to try to reach further consensus.

"I have confidence we can get this done," said Reid, who criticized Boehner and Republicans earlier in the day for intransigence. "We're not there yet."

Boehner, standing next to Reid, said "we do have some honest differences," and he emphasized there was no agreement on either a specific figure for spending cuts for the rest of the current fiscal year or on policy issues that the Republicans want included in the measure, such as specifically prohibiting funding for abortions.

1. failed to reach agreement

Numbered questions:
1. Was an agreement reached?

Q: was settled by the Ainu, Nivkh, and Orok before recorded history. The "Nihon Shoki", finished in 720 AD, is often said to be the first mention of Hokkaido in recorded history. According to the text, Abe no Hirafu led a large navy and army to northern areas from 658 to 660 and came into contact with the Mishihase and Emishi. One of the places Hirafu went to was called , which is often believed to be present-day Hokkaido. However, many theories exist in relation to the details of this event, including the location of Watarishima and the common belief that the Emishi in Watarishima were the ancestors of the present-day Ainu people.

During the Nara and Heian periods (7101185), people in Hokkaido conducted trade with Dewa Province, an outpost of the Japanese central government. From the Middle Ages, the people in Hokkaido began to be called Ezo. Hokkaido, formerly known as Ezochi or . The Ezo mainly relied upon hunting and fishing and obtained rice and iron through trade with the Japanese.

During the Muromachi period (13361573), the Japanese created a settlement at the south of the Oshima Peninsula. As more people moved to the settlement to avoid battles, disputes arose between the Japanese and the Ainu. The disputes eventually developed into a war. Takeda Nobuhiro killed the Ainu leader, Koshamain, and defeated the opposition in 1457. Nobuhiro's descendants became the rulers of the Matsumae-han, which was granted exclusive trading rights with the Ainu in the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods (15681868). The Matsumae family's economy relied upon trade with the Ainu. They held authority over the south of Ezochi until the end of the Edo period in 1868.

1. During the Nara and Heian periods (7101185)
2. 720 AD, is often said to be the first mention of Hokkaido
3. According to the text of recorded history
4. The "Nihon Shoki",
5. Abe no Hirafu led a large navy and army to northern areas from 658 to 660 and came into contact with the Mishihase and Emishi.
6. the Japanese created a settlement at the south of the Oshima Peninsula.
7. (13361573)
8. During the Nara and Heian periods (7101185), people in Hokkaido conducted trade with Dewa Province
9. formerly known as Ezochi
10. Ezo
11. From the Middle Ages, the people in Hokkaido began to be called Ezo
12. hunting and fishing
13. obtained rice and iron through trade with the Japanese
14. Japanese created a settlement at the south of the Oshima Peninsula, disputes arose
15. Takeda Nobuhiro killed the Ainu leader, Koshamain, and defeated the opposition in 1457
16. Nobuhiro's descendants became the rulers of the Matsumae-han
17. (15681868)
18. Matsumae-han
19. they were granted exclusive trading rights with the Ainu

Numbered questions:
1. When did Hokkaido do trading with the Dewa Province?
2. When was Hokkaido first noted in history?
3. By what source?
4. What was the name of that text?
5. What does it say about Hokkaido?
6. What happened in the Muromachi period?
7. What time span does that period cover?
8. What about the Nara period?
9. What was Hokkaido once called?
10. What were the people from there called?
11. When where they first called that?
12. How did they source their food?
13. What about rice?
14. What led to the fighting between Japanese and the Ainu?
15. What was the outcome from those disputes?
16. What happened to the Edo period?
17. When did that period occur?
18. Did anyone trade with the Ainu?
19. Why did they trade with them?