They had a better position to spread muslim rule and they had better access to the Mediterranean sea and trade.
In a unanimous decision, the Court held that Congress had the power to incorporate the bank and that Maryland could not tax instruments of the national government employed in the execution of constitutional powers. Writing for the Court, Chief Justice Marshall noted that Congress possessed unenumerated powers not explicitly outlined in the Constitution. Marshall also held that while the states retained the power of taxation, "the Constitution and the laws made in pursuance thereof are supreme. . .they control the Constitution and laws of the respective states, and cannot be controlled by them."
There was a time in the 8th century B.C.E. when
the Zhou Dynasty’s ability to control its vassals broke down internal conflicts
made China vulnerable to invaders outside their lands. It was also in the 8th
and 3rd centuries B.C.E. when nomadic people made some drastic moves by
raiding farming areas of the North China plain. There were others who settled
and taken some captured existing states. There were also rivalries between lands,
signals of resistance, revolts, conflicts, war and invasion. Despite all of
these, there were also actions made for the intention of the consolidation of
Chinese civilization which resulted to a distinct Chinese culture and identity
which emerged and carried the Chinese people through the difficult times.
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I believe the answer would be Byzantine Empire
