I believe the answer is "British Empire"
Depends. What war are you talking about? If it's WW1, then it's because everyone was stupid at the time and thought their enemies did it and one thing led to another.
As people became more interdependent, they needed to live closer together. ((apex))
<span>The reason of the fall of </span>Meroë is that it was conquered by the Aksumites around the year 330 CE where in this period Meroitic written and spoken language died. The Aksumites over-used Meroe's resources specifically their land which led to desertification. Meroe drastically declined as a city by the 5th centuy.
The Silk Road was a network of trade routes that was extremely popular during Antiquity, all the way to the 18th century. This network connected faraway regions such as East and South Asia, Persia, the Arabian Peninsula and Southern Europe.
One of the benefits of the Silk Road for the countries the route crossed is that it allowed people in these regions to trade goods, providing a source of money as well as access to goods that were not normally available in their region. Another benefit was the fact that the road allowed for cultural exchange among these regions.