Marco Polo traveled during the middle ages (AP period 3), for this the communication technology was not very advanced and Western Europe didn't really know the situation of East Asia and vice versa. When Marco Polo explained his travels to the Europeans of the greatness of China many Europeans decided to go and see for themselves if this greatness was indeed true. When the Europeans arrived in China they were very impressed and a new promotion of travel to China emerged, INCREASING China's economy.
President Jefferson authorized Robert Livingston and James Monroe to purchase all the Louisiana Territory This agreement was known as the Louisiana Purchase. The purchase itself included land from fifteen present day states including portions of Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado.
The Spartan monarchy consisted of 2 kings which governed over Sparta ironically they had very little power over the government.
The archeological rests discovered at Caral (Supe Coastal Region, North-Central Peru) have been dated as the oldest ever found in America, from 5,000 years ago. These pertain to the Norte Chico or Cara-Supe civilization, a complex pre-Columbian society which developed between the fourth and second millenials BC, contemporary to the more widely known civilization in Ancient Egypt. These discoveries have shifted the focus of research from the Andean Regions of Peru to coastal regions.
It is surprising the small worlwide reknown reached by this complex and very ancient society if compared to others such as Egypt.
