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By 1880, the transcontinental railroad was transporting $50 million worth of freight each year. In addition to transporting western food crops and raw materials to East Coast markets and manufactured goods from East Coast cities to the West Coast, the railroad also facilitated international trade
The answer is “he states that it spread from the middle east” , because first he talks about florence, italy :)
He shared it with French royals. When he became the King of England he didn't have to share it with anyone anymore and had his own kingdom that was separate from French nobles and French royalty. Since then, 1066, the Norman dynasties ruled the British Isles that they conquered.
He learned of African gold when he served as a soldier.
