They bred prolifically and when their population exceeded the capacity of their limited land to sustain them, they sent out the surplus population to seize new land and establish new city-states. So they spread right around the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
People should use their rights to change the government when the government is too oppressive and does not protect their natural rights
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The renaissance made people think about them self as worth with the idea of Humanism. In the Middle Ages the Catholic Church had so much power that the only thing worth was god. But with the culture of the renaissance and new ideas people look for new improvement or worth towards them self
Well, I would have refrained more from attacking to not cause any troubles but assist my allies as they are fighting their enemies. Also, I would have gained more dominance over the small countries before going for the big ones.