A Early Russian<span> settles where able to quickly traverse Western </span>Russia<span>because of the long and extensive networks of rivers. This allowed for quick transportation. No network or rivers are seen in the </span>East<span> of </span>Russia<span> and so was natural slow and hard to colonize. </span>
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B. </span><span>Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most-populous. </span>
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These port cities were centers of trade, serving as links in terms of capital and labor mobility.
I believe the correct answer is B. focused on warlike ability.
Spartans were famous for their warriors, and if you know anything about history (or you've seen the move '300') you know what I'm talking about. Democracy, philosophy, and art were are connected with Athens far more than with Sparta.