It was important because it made food taste better, it preserved food, it helped their diet, and it disinfected wounds.
The US didn’t win the Vietnam war, what they really did was remove troops from Vietnam which was Vietnamization but they didn’t lose or win the war.
The road which connected China to the Mediterranean, traveled through Central and Southwest Asia, and allowed for the spread of both religion and culture is B)Silk Road. The Silk Road,also known as the Silk Route is defined as "an ancient network of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the West and East by merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers,nomads and urban dwellers from China and India to the Mediterranean Sea during various periods of time."
In the US the Democratic party is considered liberal, while the Republican party is considered conservative.
Therefore "conservative views on issues such as gay marriage and abortion" would not be considered characteristic of the Democratic party.
