Ruby's attribution illustrates a pessimistic explanatory style.
This explanatory style is where a person tends to blame herself or himself for negative events and believes that such events will probably continue indefinitely. The pessimistic explanatory style is the opposite of optimistic explanatory style. Pessimistic explanatory style is an internal stress to the body and has a negative effect to physical and psychological health.
Capitalism is not a system of government, but an economical system - so it can't be the correct answer.
The correct answer is" republic" - in a republic people don't exercise their power directly, but choose representatives and this is the case in the US (the representatives are for example the Congress and the President)
Trade flourished because these progressing empires were developing new ways to produce products and utilize agriculture in their areas, such as Han with silk and Rome with olives and fishing/seafaring. These empires has never had access to goods that were from other areas before the Silk road, causing trade to become immensely popular and relied upon.
1. Hunters could hunt that animal since they saw it in the selfie
2. They could be injured or endangered
3. You’d have to convince some people to fight to save the animals