I know the Epic of Gilgamesh is a poem so try that, poem.
The development of banking during commercial revolution in western Europe was significant because it allowed for the creation of private and public credit--meaning that much larger ventures could be started due to an increase of capital, which allowed people to take bigger risks.
The answer is: E. It became a military superpower in the world but lacked a strong economy.
During the 20th century, United states more than 20% of its GDP to be allocated into millitary spending, which make us able to become a millitary superpower and contribute greatly to the victories during the world war I.
There is a downside to this. Large allocation to millitary budget means that there would be less that can be allocated to build things such as infrastructures, loans, government sponsored jobs, etc. Which is why the economy of united states at that era was a little bit lacking.
