It was located in the middle of the Arabian Peninsula linking Yemen (which had major trading ports) and the Levant. It was also a pilgrimage site so there were always people there for worship which encouraged trade as well.
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It definitely took over most of Asia, so the answer is D
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intersting question
The automobile industry grew up in the Detroit area in part because of the city’s _____
Answer is C. location near steel-making centers
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Answer is A many steel mills
New York Times also say In Detroit, the future is still being written. Time and time again I felt giddy with possibilities, informed in large part by the innovators I was talking to. Yet many of these same innovators — community activists, artists, small business owners — took issue with the trendy notion of a “New Detroit,” as this term largely ignored the fiercely independent and creative spirit that has existed in the city for decades and made Detroit such a haven for creatives and visionaries in the first place.
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