Amendment 1. It's the longest Article in the Constitution. It is so long due to the failure of the Articles of Confederation along with the fear of having an overpowering legislative branch similar to Parliament that they had recently fought and defeated.
Answer:
A. A halt to Westward expansion
Explanation:
The mountainous topography of the Greek peninsula resulted in the isolation of these two city-states.
Athens developed a system that valued philosophy and active political involvement by its citizens in an early form of democracy. (Note that it wasn't full democracy as we'd think of it today, as those who had a political voice were free men, not women or slaves.)
Sparta developed a militaristic system that valued physical training and military service, as well as a strict loyalty to the state.
Most of the scholars preached against the Mongol rule so the Mongols in power made sure that the scholars do not get high positions in the new government.