How did the sea affect the development of the Greeks’ economy? Proximity to the sea was a unifying influence that led the Greeks to form a large trade-based empire.

The sea coast cut off communication and trade, isolating the Greek city-states from other cultures.

Proximity to the sea’s bad weather limited the development of Greek commerce and farming.

The sea coast encouraged the Greeks to become skilled sailors and traders.

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what are the issues?

while it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton.

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before eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin, picking and cleaning cotton was a slow, labor-intensive job. workers, usually slaves, had to pick the seeds from the cotton fibers by hand. this invention made it possible to grow large amounts of cotton on big farms and make money.