C. Chief Justice Taney was son of a slave holding family
One draw back to a direct democracy is that corruption would still exsist.
This is an opinion question, but I believe that it is possible to seize political control over a country without oppressing the country's people. However, history has shown otherwise (Nazi Germany, British Empire) but we can use past mistakes to improve our future world.
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The correct answer is - ancient Near East.
The Near East, or rather the Fertile Crescent, were the place were people first started to get involved into agriculture. This was taking place along the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. These two rivers allowed the people to be able to produce large amounts of food because the soil was very fertile, and every year the fertile layers were renewed with the floods, it was very warm for most of the year, and they were also able to use the waters of the rivers for irrigation. People saw the potential and used it, which also triggered the rise of the first civilizations in the world.
