It is a book written and known is loosely translated as an "instruction learning" for Jewish people. It contains the religion's history, philosophies, customs, traditions, and ethics. These things are a direct link to a Jewish person's daily application of learning from the book.
It think what you chose was right
The problem with it was that it was not powerful enough to do the normal tasks modern governments do today. They couldn't
1: Couldn't Regulate Trade
2) Couldn't pass Taxes
3) Had only one branch
The answer is Italy. Because of its easy sea access