How did systems of belief change people's behaviors?

Analyze the passage, and name the country that the merchant lives in. a merchant in western europe has just received a huge delivery of spices from the east. he noticed that this delivery had arrived faster than previous deliveries. he knows the change is the result of a new land route. the route starts from his country and goes all the way to china. now the merchant can trade these spices to the rest of europe. based on the passage, the merchant is

After world war ii, many japanese territories were increasingly difficult for japan to control. placed under the control of other nations. granted independence from japan. supportive of the us occupation.

The explorer marco polo who visited china was from barcelona luxembourg rome venice