The Silk Road routes stretched from China through India, Asia Minor, up throughout Mesopotamia, to Egypt, the African continent, Greece, Rome, and Britain.
The laws guaranteed equality between the rich and the poor.
Solon.
Solon didn't exactly establish rule by assembly (Ecclesia) -- it already existed. However, the assembly was controlled by the upper classes. Solon allowed all the male citizens, including those belonging to the lowest class, to be a part of the ruling assembly.
The court (Heliaia) also already existed, but Solon enabled the men from the lower classes to sit as jurors.
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The cotton gin changed the face of the south. The cotton gin made growing long stable cotton even more profitable. More importantly the cotton gin made growing cotton profitable throughout the south. ... The cotton gin changed the economics of the south and increased the dependence of the south on slavery.
