Rome's location on the Italian peninsula, and the Tiber River, provided access to trade routes on the Mediterranean Sea. As a result, trade was an important part of life in ancient Rome. ... Later, the Roman armies used these same routes to conquer large amounts of territory and expand the empire along the Mediterranean.
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A satellite is something that revolves another object, therefore Czech Rep., Germany (where I am living now btw), Austria, Hungary, and Poland were controlled by, or taken by the Soviet Union.
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also known as the "elastic clause" because it gives Congress flexibility in the types of legislation it passes
