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I don't know what the original empire was, so I don't know what the "others" are, but here some examples:
- the Aztec empire. Contribution: the cultivation of cocoa plant
-the Roman Empire. Contribution: roads, aqueducts, spread of latin script
- Islamic Empire. Contribution: maintenance of ancient Greek knowledge in their libraries and contributions to medical knowledge
They supplied things that were needed and demanded
I’d say the answer is;
answering questions by analyzing specific observations and using them to come to a more general understanding
I’m not positive that’s the right answer, but that’s my guess!
The answer would be Nevada. It's said that theyŕe mostly found in the interior of northern California west of the Sierra Nevada