Thomas Paine
wrote the pamphlet called common sense
They wanted to show that one is better than the other, Rights.
They bred prolifically and when their population exceeded the capacity of their limited land to sustain them, they sent out the surplus population to seize new land and establish new city-states. So they spread right around the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
The correct answer is <span>sponsoring wars of liberation and revolutions
For example, during the cold war, proxy wars were common between the Soviets and the United States. Since they couldn't fight each others, they decided to support opposing factions in other countries. For example, Afghanistan campaign where the Soviets tried to take the area was opposed by the Taliban locals who were supported by the United States. </span>