14. Which was NOT an effect of the trans-Saharan trade routes? * 1. there was an increase in gold mining
2. Africans began to be enslaved in large numbers
3. cities began to disappear
4. Islam was introduced

Answer might be b i think

North korea has been ruled by dictator since 1948

Several different things make up a culture like, how the people worship, their form of government, geography, and trade. religion is one of the most important things to a culture, it defines peoples life. their different beliefs form into festivities and events that merge with their culture. people that practice hinduism see cows as gods, so no doubt they would celebrate cows, and these celebrations would definitely merge with their culture. those that are buddhist live life trying to reach a certain level of peace, so no doubt would they change things in their life in order to correspond with their religion.