Tactical victory for the British,
Answer: A) Climate
Explanation: Until the mid-20th century the largest impediment to trade between area "1" and area "2" on the map was climate. The Sahara Desert was a major impediment to trade. True, there were Trans-Saharan trade routes for centuries, but there is no denying that the desert was an inconvenience at the very least.
The passage is based on the article: Literature as a mirror of exchanges between civilized centers.
In the text, some personages were mentioned and pretty much made allusions to chinise literary work, such as Yang kuei fei and Chung tru-chu.
Both passages had been written for a feudal society scenario, where women had no choice over their fate. The personages, Kieu and Genji shows it, were compared with chinese characters above. Both personages were carrying a burden due to their role in society. Women were located in a under level of the society in China, and they would have to fulfill their fate. In the phrase "Kieu, your karma's still undone. How can you shirk of debt of grief to fate. You yet have to play out your women's role".
Carl Jung would call Ingrid a introvert. The Introvert person do not like company of other people-she feels lonely and lost in bigger group of people. Introverts do not wasting they energy to impress other people and on social activities. Introvert is happiest when he is alone or in small intimate group.