Try and remember your order of operations buddy T=5 :)
Answer and Explanation: "On a map, the Fertile Crescent looks like a crescent or quarter-moon. It extends from the Nile River on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in the south to the southern fringe of Turkey in the north. The Fertile Crescent is bounded on the west by the Mediterranean Sea and on the East by the Persian Gulf." - Fertile Crescent, History
Catherine the great was the queen of Russia and was the longest lasting queen
Imperial leaders model of trade was mainly based on mercantilism principles.
Trade was heavily skewed against the conquered lands. Finished goods were exported to the colonies while it is only raw materials that the colonies would export to the colonial master.