The "New" Religion that is being referred here that acquired support in the Roman Empire in the AD 300's was CHRISTIANITY. Christianity is the religion that is based on the life of Jesus Christ. He is considered as the center of this religion and christians believe that there is only one true God.
Law of the Twelve Tables, Latin Lex XII Tabularum, the earliest written legislation of ancient Roman law, traditionally dated 451–450 bc.
Well the reasons that people hope to discover new trade routes are that they allow for: more people to trade with, which means new food, clothing, metals, and other products.
In order for the Great Depression to be avoided, there would have had to been a large surge in the market to keep it from collapsing.
C) totem poles
Totem poles represented good deeds of a family and represented the familys ancestors.
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