Did texas economy improved after the end of world war 1?

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

What two advances did europeans borrowed from china

What is the effect of king mentioning his nobel prizes ?