What is one way political parties shape public policy

How did geography influence the development of the byzantine empire?

Read the excerpt from the history of herodotus, book 2. egypt . . is an acquired country, the gift of the river. this quotation from herodotus, a greek who traveled in egypt, is about how the nile river enabled ancient egyptian civilization to develop and succeed. what specifically was the river’s gift? fertile soil fishing stocks defensive capabilities drinking water

Germany italy and japan formed the tripartite pact in part because they: a. hoped to convince the united states to stay out of world war ii b. share the ruling philosophies based on communist economics c. resented the agreements they were forced to sign at the munich conference d. believed their territories were threatened by aggressive foreign states