Charleston was an incredibly important city in the South because of its location--it was located on a prime piece of coast line that made importing and exporting goods relatively fast and easy.
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Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Ireland and Germany topped the index, which ranks countries according to their progress in health, education and income. "We cannot talk of human development without taking into account 50 percent of the population," said Selim Jahan, lead author of the Human Development Report.
The answer is the light bulb.
