Athens believed that every free-man should have a say in the government, so they made an assembly as the first step to create a democracy. I hope this helps to start you out.
I believe it's"Japan allowed less European trade after the Spanish conquered the Philippines, so traders hired private armies to force access to Japan".
Rome i believe Rome but you didn't give the list Hope this helps<span />
Henry Ford was the first man to create the concept of the assembly line. This was when every employee was responsible for assembling only one part on Ford's cars. The assembly line was able to ramp up production and turned thousands of cars every month which resulted in more profits for Ford.