The medieval Silk Road brought a wealth of goods, spices, and new ideas from China and Central Asia to Europe. In 1346, the trade also likely carried the deadly bubonic plague that killed as many as half of all Europeans within 7 years, in what is known as the Black Death.
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With the passage of time, weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation became apparent; Congress commanded little respect and no support from state governments anxious to maintain their power. Congress could not raise funds, regulate trade, or conduct foreign policy without the voluntary agreement of the states.
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The Islamic development embraced at least parts of essentially every other civilization in the Afro-Eurasian hemisphere. It fostered a network of commerce and exchange that facilitated the spread of crops, technologies, and ideas. The natural commitment to Islam construct a character that transcended more local political and cultural personalities in the Islamic world.
I don't know the context for the question, do you mean at any specific point, or generally in life?
Toussaint L'Ouverture was a free slave in Saint-Domingue, but he felt he had a "free soul". I think that generally, in his life, the biggest concern would be to free slaves and abolish slavery; and the efforts to end slavery in Saint-Domingue are known as the only Slave Rebellion that succeeded in making an independent country!<span />