This excerpt is in Passage 1. According to researches, this excerpt describes the effects of the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange most affected Europeans through significant population growth and economic development in many parts of Europe.
A Greek merchant smuggles Mediterranean fig seeds into China.
The advantages of a centralized government impliy the following.
After the industrial revolution, the growth of economics worldwide has been lead by large companies that need centralization to be effective.
But in ancient times like the dynasties in China, a central government unified people in order to have a better control of the society. A strong central authority made possible a much better internal operation of rules.
However, centralization has disadvantages like despotism, autocracy and deaf ears to peoples opinions and demands.
In decentralized systems like the Greeks of ancient times, The Assembly had monthly meetings in Athens to discuss the the problems of the city. The meetings were open to the public in a demonstration of civility and the right of hearing to anyone.
Nowadays we find decentralized governments like the U.S. or centralized ones like Cuba.
No I wasn’t supported by federal government
Generally speaking war and military build-up help the economy of a country by lowering "<span>unemployment," since many people are able to find jobs that allow the nation to mobilize. </span>
