Because of the geographical position (India is between China<span> and </span>West Asia<span> and Europe) India always was icluded and made money from trade. </span><span>
India traded cotton, silks, dyes, drugs, gold, ivory, often earning great fortunes. From Middle East & Roman Empire, they brought back pottery, wine, metals, some slaves, and especially gold;
</span>Indian traders were selling West Asian glass<span> and </span>wool<span> to people in China, and Chinese things like </span>silk<span> and </span>pottery<span> to people in West Asia.</span>
The characteristics that pulled the Greek city states together where the poetry of Homer and the food growth and preparation.
The first, the poetry of Homer, is what defined the culture aspect of the Greek societies, as it was the most important poet at the time. Homer' poetry where taught in all the greek polis (the greek name for city-states) and it was the base of school at the time, for those who had the priviledge to learn how to write and read. Other people were instructed in the poetry by listen to people who had to memorizied the poem.
The second, the food growth and preparation, comes from the natural resources of Greece. The type of soil and the morphology of the territory allowed for very specific culture, that become the base of food in the country.
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The characteristics that pulled the Greek city states apart where the culture within the city-state, the loyalty to the polis and different languages. As for the first, every polis had its own culture. For example, Athens were focused on democracy and culture, while Sparta was all about war and competition. The loyalty to the polis was fundamental in the education, as it was the first and most important institution which greek people at the time should be loyal to. Besides from these facts, different languages did not help different polis come together, as the linguistic barrier could be a serious difficulty to overcome at the time as today.
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Oligarchy is a form of government in which a small group (oligo-) holds all the power(archy). Many polis were hold by an oligarchy. It was the most common form of government at the time. how the oligarchy was selcted was different from polis to polis. For example, Athens used to held election - altough those were reserved to the male, medium and high classes people.
The answer would be C. the Great Plains
One of the most effective and consistent strategies of the 2004 George W. Bush campaign was the description of John Kerry as a "flip-flopper" who had changed his views for political gain. This line of attack put Kerry in stark contrast to Bush, a man who, his campaign insisted, held firm to his beliefs. This video of John Kerry windsurfing on Nantucket was particularly damaging as it provided a perfect visual metaphor for that plot and also played on the notion that Kerry is an East Coast elitist.
C the Roman’s believe in showing restraint
