At the beginning of the chapter the author states, “travelers and traders seldom owned much land or wielded political power. socially isolated (sometime by law) and secretive because any talk about markets, products, routes, and travel conditions could their competitors, they nevertheless contributed more to drawing the world together than did all but a few kings and emperors.” if this is the case, then what role did trade play in their various societies between 300 bce and 1100 ce?

the influence of daoism, buddhism, and legalism on chinese culture. unlike confucianism, daoism looked to nature rather than human beings as the source of morality. according to laozi, human society has to conform to the dao (the way), or the essential unifying element of all that is. some interpret dao as nature.

answer; ///i do believe that the correct answer is (b) ///middle colony

1) the andrew carniage's purchase and renovation of skibo castle have been very good and auspicious for the local people of dornoch firth, scotland because this is a turistic attraction for many people who would want to know the castle, the local people would take advantage about this.

2) yes, it could.

i think it was because of how protected egyptian civilization was was which allowed them to evolve without much outside influence.