<span>1) educated people of the Middle Ages did NOT think (nor did the Church teach) that the earth was flat!! They had known otherwise for over two millennia! (Opposition to Columbus's plans was based on the belief that the world was LARGER than he thought, and the voyage too far to make safely. In fact, his CRITICS were correct about the earth's size!)
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Japan wanted to expand its borders and looked for nation to colonize. In 189, Japan convinced Korea to open its ports to trade with Japan. However, China controlled much of Korea's trade. This conflict led to the Sino - Japanese war. Japan emerged victorious in this war. It captured part of Manchuria, which had been under Chinese occupation.
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<span>The actual number of amendments that the leaders first proposed was "12" but two were not ratified at the time</span>
Direct democracy would be extremely costly because people would have to vote on every single thing and this would cost time and money to ensure everyone has voted. It couldn't be resolved in early times, but maybe with the age of technology, you could surpass that by having everyone vote online or something similar.
Both Adam Smith and Ayn Rand would agree that individuals and businesses want what benefits them the most.
