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Increased focus on domestic policy. Some people feel that governments can become too distracted by foreign affairs and neglect domestic issues and policy. ...
Decreased need for spending on military budgets. ...
Economy may suffer. ...
May become vulnerable to attack.
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The wealth of the states came from controlling the trade routes across the desert. Their power came from having large pack animals like camels and horses that were fast enough to keep a large empire under central control and were also useful in battle.
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