Trade flourished because these progressing empires were developing new ways to produce products and utilize agriculture in their areas, such as Han with silk and Rome with olives and fishing/seafaring. These empires has never had access to goods that were from other areas before the Silk road, causing trade to become immensely popular and relied upon.
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people morality,honesty, civilization and cooperation increase the prestige of nation
A sales tax is a tax on goods and purchases.
The answer is false it does have an effect hope this helped.