Along the Niger River is where they spread.
Olives are such an important crop in because they are used to eat and make olive oil for cooking food, putting it on bread to eat, cleaning and moisturizing skin, and to use in clay lamps, which provide the main form of light in their homes.
There are several aspects of our modern life that originated in the Judaic faith. For example:
- Judaism was the first monotheistic religion, and it gave rise to Christianity. As Christianity was the dominant religion over much of Europe, and Europe colonized such large territories, the effects of this can be felt almost anywhere in the world.
- Judaism also created the idea of the weekend, through the concept of <em>Shabbat</em>, which is the day of the week in which no work is performed.
- The Torah (the holy text of Judaism) is alone in the Ancient World in claiming that laws apply to everyone equally, regardless of class, race or social status. This concept is important in most codes of law everywhere in the world.
Judaism also remains visible and relevant in the modern world due to the practices of modern Jewish communities who still maintain their traditions alive.
I think that is it safe to say (I mean by this: check if it's among your options) that both individual and international trade are voluntary exchange of goods -both parties have to agree on it without being forced to it. Also they should be mutually beneficial - otherwise the two parties would have have agreed!
