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Greece is widely considered to be the cradle of Western culture[1] and democracy. Modern democracies owe a debt to Greek beliefs in government by the people, trial by jury, and equality under the law. ... In their pursuit of order and proportion, the Greeks created an ideal of beauty that strongly influenced Western art.
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Tobacco industry! The whole crop profit was tobacco in the Jamestown Colony.
The correct answer is - As Buddhism spread, it incorporated ides from local cultures.
The Buddhism is a teaching that first appeared in India. Ironically enough, it is not practiced in India nowadays. Through the trade routes, the Buddhism spread eastwards on the territories of East Asia and Southeast Asia.
As it was spreading and gaining on popularity in different places where people had different cultures, the Buddhism mixed with the local traditions and beliefs. That led to variations of the Buddhism from place to place, and that can also be easily seen in the art, where the statues of Buddha are created in accordance to the local style and traditions.
The authors turn next to the assessment of how differences in religiosity affect economic growth. For given religious beliefs, increases in church attendance tend to reduce economic growth. In contrast, for given church attendance, increases in some religious beliefs -- notably heaven, hell, and an afterlife -- tend to increase economic growth. In other words, economic growth depends mainly on the extent of believing relative to belonging. The authors also find some indication that the fear of hell is more potent for economic growth than the prospect of heaven. Their statistical analysis allows them to argue that these estimates reflect causal influences from religion to economic growth and not the reverse.
Americans want more power they desire economic superiority.
I am going to say a or d. The Mexican war would be my second ranked answer.
