Answer: Adherents will continue to try to spread the faith.
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Many deserts seperate different countries as well as mountain ranges that cut off middle east from southwest Asia.
A newly industrialized nation is a nation that has a new highly developed economy and industry relative to other developed nations.
Not sure if you still need it but the answer is (c) new cities were built along the shores of the Great Lakes.
Excise taxes are also known as "sin taxes" meaning that the government deems these products as unhealthy, sinful acts. They do this in order to restrict the supply of some goods and services to decrease the supply of those goods and services in the market which increases the price of them. It's used to discourage consumption of these products. It's a form of regulation.