1) Identify ONE technology that helped merchants overcome environmental barriers to trade between 1200 and 1450 c. e. 2) Explain ONE way in which the rise of an organized state facilitated Eurasian trade routes between 1200 and 1450 c. e.

3) Explain ONE way commercial contacts facilitated state building between 1200 and 1450 c. e.

Ademocratic government allows its citizens to vote directly on most issues. however, the citizens cannot simply pass any law they want. the government has a constitution guaranteeing that certain rights can never be denied to any citizen. these guarantees were included to make sure the most popular political parties would be unable to pass laws limiting the political rights of their opponents. which principle of democracy does the government described in the passage most directly represent? a. valuing the need to compromise b. recognizing the worth and dignity of the individual c. accepting majority rule but insisting on minority rights d. respecting the equality of all citizens