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Byzantium, later known as Constantinople, has been, throughout history, an important place for trade, thanks to its priviliged geographical location, between Europe and the Middle East, and between the Aegean Sea, and the Black Sea, connected by the Strait of Bosphorus.
The effect so much trade in Byzantium was that the city became 1) wealthier, because of the amount of goods and services that reached the city, and 2) more politically powerful, because of the importance of the trade relations centered in and around Byzantium, not only for Byzantium itself, but also for other nations.
Answer: Ashoka promoted Buddhist expansion by sending monks to surrounding territories to share the teachings of the Buddha. A wave of conversion began, and Buddhism spread not only through India, but also internationally. Some scholars believe that many Buddhist practices were simply absorbed into the tolerant Hindu faith.
The Mandate of Heaven is a Chinese political and religious doctrine to justify the rule of the King or Emperor of China. According to this belief, <em>Heaven</em> bestows a mandate on the ruler of China. However, if he was overthrown, or if natural disasters occurred, this was considered an indication that the ruler had lost the mandate. Therefore, civilian rebellions were accepted as part of the cycle. The cycle had the following pattern:
- A New Dynasty Rises
- A New Dynasty Rules
- Mandate of Heaven Lost by the Dynasty
- The Dynasty Grows Weak
- Period of Violence Follows
According to Chinese citizens, a new dynasty would rise and become powerful. This would lead them to rule as long as they received the mandate of heaven. However, if heaven was displeased with the ruler, the dynasty would lose its mandate. As a consequence, China would experience natural disasters, rebellions and the weakening of the dynasty. A period of violence and rebellion on the part of the citizens would follow, until a different dynasty arose from the chaos and became the ruling dynasty and the cycle continued.
Grimaldi and Copernicus are both craters of the moon. The sea of clouds can be found at Mare Nubium Crater.
Grimaldi is 173.49 in diameter and can be found at -5.38 latitude and -68.36 longitude of the moon.
Copernicus is 96.07 in diameter and can be found at 9.62 latitude and -20.08 longitude of the moon
Mare Nubium, where the sea of clouds are found is at 20.59 latitude and -17.29 longitude.
In the Constitution as originally ratified in 1788, the provisions regarding which of the following most closely approximate popular, majoritarian democracy?
Elections of members of the House of Representatives
