Why did trade often lead to cultural exchange?

In the mid-1800s, native americans who had lived in the westtraded their manufactured goods with settlers.were able to resist diseases carried by settlers.offered their services as guides to settlers.prevented settlers from moving onto their territory.

What indian ruler was converted to buddhism? a. ashokab. chandraguptac. brahmand. siddhartha gautama

Two gymnastics teams are intense rivals. the first team has started recruiting new gymnasts from different cities and even foreign countries in an effort to build a stronger team. after learning this, the second team begins its own recruitment campaign to find even better gymnasts. over a period of months, each team recruits dozens of players, each time trying to find a better recruit than its rival's most recent addition. which idea from the cold war is most similar to this scenario?