<span>One answer might be that culture, an exclusive, frivolous, leisure pursuit of the rich, their flunkies, and social climbers, requires elaborate security to defend its providers and consumers from the righteous anger of the people, whose hard-earned taxes, or lottery losses, are squandered on subsidising fripperies such as opera, ballet, theatre, concerts, and art shows with dead cows in aspic, to which la-di-dah people wear fancy clothes. Another, from the opposite side of the social divide, might say that cultural performances and artefacts embody the best in the spirit of the nation, thus belong to all the people, irrespective of who owns or attends them, and are a source of pride and prestige for all, which must be defended against attack by foreigners, terrorists, hooligans, and madmen. The former is the view of philistines, the latter that of culture vultures.</span>
Marco Polo found a new trade route (possibly several) that expanded trade in Europe.
The main reason why the North needed to maintain control of the border states during the Civil War was because "(B) President Lincoln needed the region’s political support to maintain <span>the presidency," since these states remained loyal to the Union but were not necessarily "free states". </span>
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Medieval Lords and Feudal Land
In exchange for their loyalty and service, the Medieval lord offered villagers protection and safety. One of the Medieval lord's most important duties was to serve the king and he did so by paying his taxes and supplying him with his finest soldiers.
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