I strongly believe the answer is C. Because they both became the richest and most powerful country.
Answer:
A.
Explanation:
Bears were not hunted excessively during this time period.
The role that the silk road had on other civilizations is that since the silk road was a major trading point many people from many different civilizations would go there to trade their goods, especially the Chinese. The Chinese had something nowhere else did they had silk and spices and people would pay very high for those two goods.
If you are talking about government, then the system is called Monarchy