The electoral system was deliberately set up to slightly favor the small states because the number of electors assigned to a state, although dependent on population, is not an exact ration of population, with a higher ratio of electors for states with smaller populations.
California<span /> was known for their beet sugar also.
Decline of rural living, but sparked tremendous amounts of economic growth eventually. Early urbanization was filthy though, no proper sewage, overcrowded cities. So many people surged into these urban areas at one time, often not finding enough jobs for everyone.
song dynasty in china had two parts: first part was the "north song" dynasty. it ruled most of china n time was good. it followed long time of civil wars n ppl were tired of wars. so the emperor consolidated his power n ruled over a large n stable empire.
but it grew weak n was attacked by enemies from north. it lost most of its northern territories n ruled only southern china. it was called the "south song" dynasty. due to limited resources, time was tough. it had to maintain a large army to protect against the north which required heavy taxation of ppl.
I think none of them were great honestly. They should not have been accepted