The main export of the Minoan civilization, which was based on the island of Crete, were their achievements in pottery, cutlery, or rather culture and art in general. The Minoans were renowned for their capabilities in creating painted pottery which was also a product that they exported outside of the borders of their civilization.
The answer would be the second option. The price of gasoline had gone done prior to this shift.
It was hard getting your hands on any products during WWII
The electoral college selected George Washington unanimously. John Adams was the vice-president as the runner-up this time getting the vote of a majority of electors.
Egyptians of the early times believed that if they have made the gods happy, the Nile River will continue its cycle of flooding. If the flood stops, they would believe that the gods are not happy with the people of Egypt. However, the flood continued for about 3,000 years. It made the Egyptian society be sufficient with food and their ways of life.