Hard work was required to make progress
Waterway? My anwer is.. The main reason Bosporus is an important waterway is because the Blacksea and the sea of Marmara are connected , and that separates Europe from Asia.
The Great Compromise enabled delegates at the Constitutional Convention (1787) to "(3) protect the interests of states with small <span>populations and states with large populations"</span>
The ancient civilizations developed law codes and the idea of divine kingship based off of what they knew. Law codes, like the code of Hamurabi, were made by the rulers according to the divine belefs. We have the similar example in Islamic countries today, that are secular but also take the law of Sheriat.