In tracking the US economy and determining consumer spending levels an item that might be included would be Harry Potter books sold in bookstores. The other examples are costs incurred by businesses in producing goods or services, whereas the books are solely a consumer purchase.
Hatred of the USA is the correct answer
I think it's the Council of Elders
Under Cyrus the Great, the Persians allowed the peoples they conquered to continue their lives and cultures. They could keep their customs and religion as long as they paid their taxes and obeyed the Persian rulers. This was different from how earlier conquerors such as the Assyrians had ruled.
The book written by Herodotus provided valuable insight into ancient Egypt prior to the 19th. He was a Greek historian who was born in the year 484 BC and died in the year 425 BC. Very little fact is known about his personal life, but his work is one of the oldest to have survived in intact form. He is widely considered as "The Father of History" till today.
