In ancient Greece, merchants and traders searched the Mediterranean Sea for natural resources like iron for tools, silver for coins, clay and marble for statues, and timber for houses and ships. These resources were scarce and found in many different places. What effect did the merchants have on the region? A.
They connected different regions and helped develop trade.
B.
They discouraged trade among regions outside the Mediterranean.
C.
They contributed to the economic isolation of each different region.
D.
They created more scarcity of natural resources in the region.

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when people started to question traditional christian beliefs, they became criminals in the eyes of the church: they were accused of heresy and then, executed. the church held unbelievable power and anyone who tried to defy it or its beliefs, was demonized and persecuted.

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frederick william of brandenburg-prussia trained his son, frederick, to be a hardy soldier. but frederick disliked rifle shooting and horseback riding. unlike his father, he was interested in french literature. he enjoyed poetry and music and, like some others of the enlightenment, he scoffed at religion. his father thought him soft, frivolous and unmindful of his duties. and when frederick refused to put his signature on a right to succession, for a few moments his father strangled him.

answer: b.

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