It will be easy about me, why do you think? As an independent sovereign Ivan lll began to behave towards the Tatars. In 1476. He refused to pay them an annual tribute and entered into an alliance with the Crimean Khan, an enemy of the Golden Horde. Standing on the Ugra (1480) put an end to the Mongol-Tatar yoke. The Russian state acquired formal sovereignty.
I believe the answer is A. natural harbors provided a place to safely dock ships.
The correct answer is <span>France and Britain
Eastern Mediterranean was in a problematic period due to history of colonization and wars and similar things and France and Britain were mostly the ones involved in all the problems. Eventually they completely left the area and left them to themselves and their own problems without further agitating anyone.</span>
