Confucius is considered to be china's first

How does iraqs geographical location ( desert-like environment ) affect it's politcal relationships? i've been stuck on this and i'm giving a lot of points

In italy, the distance between milan in the north and palermo, sicily, in the south is about 550 miles. in the united states, the distance betweenboston, massachusetts, and savannah, georgia, is about 900 miles. do you think the american revolutionaries of 1776 in the 13 colonies faced some of the same challenges as the patriots who struggled for italian unity in the 1860s?  

What was one cause of the decembrist revolt? a. the desire for a constitutional monarchy b. the need for workers’ reforms c. the creation of a new railway line d. the outcome of the crimean war