Who participated as a major player in the transatlantic slave trade? a. Arab merchants
b. Italian aristocrats
c. wealthy African elites
d. animist religious leaders

Pl did european countries want to find a shorter route to the far east? a. costs would be lower. b. they could take more trips. c. the route they used was rough and dangerous. d. sailors did not want to be away from home so long.

What was new about the writing system developed by the phoenicians, and why was this important to the growth of knowledge and spread of ideas?

The articles of confederation allowed congress to: make and borrow money. declare war. create a postal service. all of these choices are correct.