He surmounted Persia, Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, Bactria, and the Punjab; in Egypt he founded the city of Alexandria.
It depends on what you are speaking about. If you are talking about something that you want people to thoroughly understand then use a lot o body language. If you are talking about something that you know might have a weak side, then use less body language.
The statement that does not describe the role of the colonies in the mercantile system is that the colonies manufactured their own goods and sent them to the parent country to be sold for profit.
