The right choice for your question is A. Athenians <span>gained new confidence in their own abilities, which led </span><span>to a golden age.</span>
Elected as a Whig congress in 1846, Lincoln gained notoriety when he lashed out against the Mexican way, calling it immoral, pro slavery, and a threat to the nations republican views
Not only goods but also culture was "traded" along trade routes. The Renaissance was a time period of new thinking. Trade influenced the renaissance because it gave Europeans a contact with other cultures that had perhaps developed newer or better techniques and technologies. For example, the Arabic states had advanced universities and had made great discoveries in mathematics.
I think it’s D. Sorry if I’m wrong.