A merchant could obtain spices from all of the following regions EXCEPT: 1 malay states
2 china
3 laos
4 india

there are two main types of historical sources: primary sources and secondary sources. a primary source is something that originates from the past. it can be a chronicle, a piece of pottery, or even a piece of glacial ice that gives us climate data about the levels of atmospheric carbon one thousand years ago.

he believed that strong monarchies would lead to social and political stability.