they tricked the persians to fight in a narrow channel where large persian ships would have trouble moving
In a sense, the New Deal was progressive. Our Nation, along with most,
tend to become conservative with the passage of time. If you ask me, one
of the main reasons is that Old Wealth wants to stay current.
And opposition to the New Deal ? Some is fair and well-founded ; some is
just the bellow of ' John Birchers " weeping over ' my capital.'
Yes that is true. It was President James K. Polk. Hopefully that answers your question.
The Songhai Empire controlled the production and supply of Salt. This was a very important commodity which was known as white gold at the time.
At its peak the Songhai Empire was the largest and richest Empire in Africa and one of the most powerful in all of the Muslim world.
The cities of Timbuktu and Djenné became importing trading centers and remained one of the most important cities in Africa until the empire's demise.
Apart from salt, the empire grew rich due to its control over vast supplies of Gold, slaves, kola nuts, leather, and dates.
Eventually, the huge riches of the Empire attracted attention from other leaders of the region. In the last 20 years, the kings of Songhai were in constant feud with multinational armies which took a political and economic toll on the Empire.
Wheres the choiceis i cant do it without thim
