Nikita Khrushchev and Mikhail Gorbachev. Hope this helps you :D
Confucianism used the Chinese silk trade to spread and Buddhism used the Indian spice trade to spread, include things such as the silk road in your written answer.
The Cotton Gin impacted the industrial revolution by speeding up the process of picking cotton seeds
Their geography made growing crops difficult. The land was mountainous. They were however, known for growing grapes and olives.
