Answer:
It provided for its people during emergency situations.
Explanation:
The text shows that people, besides working for their own livelihoods, worked to fill the city's supply stores, because if there was an emergency situation (such as wars, droughts, natural disasters and diseases) that would prevent people from working , the government would provide whatever they needed by withdrawing supplies from the warehouses.
When the emergency situation was over and people could work again, they would return to the warehouse what they consumed and so the stock would never end.
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Judging by this map, which geographic characteristic helped the civilizations of early Greece to become successful in the trade industry?
Judging by the map, Greece is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea<span>. This is the geographic characteristic that helped the civilizations of early Greece become successful in the trade industry.
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In 17th and 18th century Europe, absolute rulers based their claim to the throne on the idea of divine right. Everyone believed that the rulers were appointed by God.
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