because they used them for jobs and relied on them to operate
A. Age of industrial entrepreneurs.
Many of the political reforms that expanded democracy for men in Britain came about from the Glorious Revolution, which greatly altered the relationship between the king and Parliament.
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Trade flourished because these progressing empires were developing new ways to produce products and utilize agriculture in their areas, such as Han with silk and Rome with olives and fishing/seafaring. These empires has never had access to goods that were from other areas before the Silk road, causing trade to become immensely popular and relied upon.