Mesopotamia. But other river civilizations had silt also.
The scientific Revolution helped bring about new technologies and machinery, and the Enlightenment helped people start looking at life differently
Answer:
preside over the growth of a large empire
Explanation:
Philip second has ruled a large empire (1527-1598) and his influence was seen at every continent then known to Europeans. He was the King of Spain, King of Portugal, Lord of Seventeen Provinces of Netherlander and Duke of Milan. His zeal to control England, Ireland and funding the Civil War in France have been motivated by his Catholic Empire. He championed Roman catholic Counter-Reformation in the sixteenth century. His reign was called The Golden Age of Spain for the vast empire he controlled.
The third part of James k. Polk's war plan was to "1.) to capture Mexico city". This fell outside Polk's usually craving for manifest destiny, which up until then have only been an east-to-west route.