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John Peter Zenger spoke German before he came to America
<span>Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms (born in 1931)</span>
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The wealth of the states came from controlling the trade routes across the desert. Their power came from having large pack animals like camels and horses that were fast enough to keep a large empire under central control and were also useful in battle.
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Yes, in fact that is pretty much the reason why we have a supreme court!