<span>D) increased long-distance trade and taxation of citizens
</span>Which activity is an economic characteristic of classical civilizations?
increased long-distance trade and taxation of citizens
<span>NOT:
</span>A) art representing what citizens decided was beautiful
<span>B) armies that were trained to protect the city </span>
<span>C) rule by a centralized government </span><span>
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Answer:
The Columbian Exchange, though a highly lucrative trade route, was a direct source of hardship for many peoples. Native Americans, for example, had their populations decimated by diseases to which they had no immunity. Whole communities were wiped off the map, those that remained were too small in number to halt the colonization efforts of the European powers.
Explanation:
In the early days, Chicago was inhabited by Algonquian people. With the opening of the Illinois and Michigan Canal - that runs down to the Gulf of Mexico - and the first rail line to Chicago, the city started to become the national transportation hub with road, rail, water and, air connections. Also, Chicago sits in the center of the most fertile agricultural areas of the United States. Because of all those factors, Chicago grew quickly - in less than 20 years the population grew from 4 thousand inhabitants to 169 thousand.
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