What is the purpose of this passage?
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to explain the new technologies farmers used in the
1800s
to connect a period of russian history with the history
of sugar
to explain to readers how enslaved africans differed
from russian serts
to give background information about the origins of
cane sugar

the mongolian invasion of china and central asia resulted in a disruption of the silk road as the chinese garrisons lost support from the chinese kingdoms which fell under the mongols. however, as the mongols established a formal dynasty in china, the successors of genghis khan restored the garrisons along the silk road allowing the safe travel caravans again.

a.) are both appointed for life

rome's central location made it a center for trade through out the mediterain.

rome's lack of natural resouces encourgaged expansion and rome's geography priotected the city from invasion.