Alexander the Great followed the customs of the lands from the former Persian Empire. This gave great stability to his vast empire and got hi, into good graces with the local towns and people’s.
Farming/ slavery.
This answer really depends on what the question is asking, the southern economy banked heavily off of farming, BUT it was impossible to provide and have such an abundance of crops without slavery. So, it depends on the options you have.
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