When the middle east took control of the silk road, it was important for european countries to find alternate trade routes for both and reasons. a.economic b. political c. religious

A.economic

C.religious

Explanation:

Politics were not the concern of the Europeans. Politics are internal problems, usually, solved within the Countries. The Silk Road, though, was taken by middle eastern people. Those have always had conflicts with peoples from different belief systems. The Europeans needed a trade route, so it was an economical concern, but the religious tension was also a problem.

well the fact it is basically a peninsula allowed trade to come from many places, thus allowing cultural diffusion to take place. india has seasonal monsoons that merchants travel back and forth from india using the monsoons wind patterns

simplify brackets

8 - 2a - 7 = a + 40

simplify 8 - 2a - 7 to -2a + 1

-2a + 1 = a + 40

add 2a to both sides

1 = a + 40 + 2a

simplify a + 40 + 2a to 3a + 40

1 = 3a + 40

subtract 40 from both sides

1 - 40 = 3a

simplify 1 - 40 o -39

-39 = 3a

divide both sides by 3

-39/3 = a

simplify 39/3 to 13

-13 = a

switch sides

a = -13