For the Constitution to take effect, nine states required to ratify it, according to Article VII. The state conventions served other purposes in addition to the legal requirements for ratification. During the Philadelphia convention, the Constitution was drafted in complete secrecy.
First, they imported a LOT of food from other parts of the empire. Rome is now built on the remains of Roman food packaging material: broken up pottery. Romans mainly lived on what is know as the mediterranean triangle: Wheat, wine and olive oil. Bread made up 70 to 80% of most of the Romans diet. Three kinds of food that are pretty easy to transport over longer distances. There were huge imports of grain from north Africa and Egypt. Rome lived on that grain. Wine and olive oil came from almost everywhere.
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The Shang dynasty which known as the practice of seeking knowledge know as supernatural spirits.
I think that he was in fact a successful ruler, as his rule had a number of positive impact on his empire, as under his rule the Mongol empire became an important power in the international scene. Additionally, he strengthened and re-unified China.
The power of the monarch was limited hope this helps