The Pacific Basin is rapidly becoming the center of international relations, both from a economic and political perspectives. This region holds the majority of the world's population (China alone concentrates more than 18% of the people), it is the most important hub of foreign trade and it has some of the most economically powerful countries (China, Japan and India).
When it comes to security issues, it is worth noting that China has currently the second biggest military budget after the USA. Furthermore, the region has several territorial disputes (such as those of the Taipei-China relations and the South China Sea) which could destabilaze not only the regional political scenario, but also world politics.
The importance of the Pacific in world politics was acknowledged by Obama's Administration "Pivot to East Asia" strategy. This strategy would pay more attention to the East Asia Region over the traditional focus on the Middle East and Atlantic relations.
The impact that this shift has on geopolitics are: a growing influence of China on world issues and over other regions such as Latin America and Africa and increasing engagement of the USA in East Asia which could eventually result in disputes with China (such as the ongoing "trade war")
Answer:
a. Trade with civilizations in Asia Minor influenced ancient Greek currency.
c. Trade with the Phoenicians influenced ancient Greek writing and the alphabet.
e. Trade with the Egyptians allowed the ancient Greeks to learn skills like gem cutting.
Explanation:
Greece began colonizing states in the early Geometric Period from 900 to 700 BC. Greeks intercultural interactions influenced Greek in many ways.
For instance, Greeks interaction with Asia Minor gave them ancient Greek currency- Greek Drachma. Before coinage system was developed in Greece, they used to have barter system. Greek Drachma, silver coins,were developed in mid of the 6th century.
Another influence of Greek's intercultural interactions was the development of Greek writing and alphabets. This influence came when Greek's interacted with Phoenicians. The Greeks based their alphabets on Semitic of Phoenicians.
The third influence was when Greeks interated with Egyptians and learned the skills of gem cutting. Egyptians introduced an early form of cutting, that is, scarabaeoid in the 6th century. When Greeks came in interaction with Europeans, they learned the skill of gem cutting.
Therefore, the correct options are A, C, and E.
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It is true that for the first 50 years after the ratification of the Constitution, Representatives and Senators usually only served for short periods of time because of difficulty in travelling and accommodations.
<u>Explanation:</u>
When the constitution was ratified, for a long period of around fifty years, the officials of the government which were the senators and the representatives used to serve the period only for a very short period of time.
The reason for this is that the travelling during that time from one place to another was very tough. Moreover the condition of the capital of the United States of America was very bad and the representatives chose to return to their local offices.