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The merchant class used their wealth to gain power previously held by noblemen, kings, and church leaders.
Answer: A confederation.
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A confederation is the union of various states that unite for a specific purpose and delegate the powder to a central government. Confederations are often created in critical situations to make faster decisions intergovernmental.
For example, in America, the original 13 states signed the "<em>Articles of Confederation</em>" which are considered the first constitution of the republic, it was created to unite the 13 states and claim independence from England.
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The expansion of the African slave trade was a result of the demand for slaves in the colonial Americas.Tens of thousands of people were forcibly transported out of Africa to work on plantations, in mines and as domestic servants all over the Americas. The slave trade continued for hundreds of years, only ending in the nineteenth century. The slave trade increased because it was profitable. Those who controlled the trade - European slave-owners and traders, and African rulers and traders - benefited greatly from it. African rulers and traders were involved in the slave trade because selling slaves was a way to gain power and wealth.
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In around 1045- 256 B.C.E., the Zhou dynasty ruled over China. They used a form of government called feudalism to keep China stable. In feudalism, the king starts out with all of the land. He then sells large portions of his land to people called lords in exchange for soldiers when the king is attacked.
The fact that the government is divided into three branches is known as the "division of power" - the power is distributed to avoid power abuse, so that no instance has unlimited power.
The fact that the three branches are overlapping is known as "checks and balances" - the branches check the other ones (whether their function is lawful) and balance each other.
