What role did geography play in the development of athens as a dominant power among the city-states of ancient greece? its location along the aegean sea athens establish a powerful navy and booming trade. the mountainous terrain the athenians defend their city from foreign invasion. its location along the mediterranean sea athens develop a prosperous economy based on agriculture. the mountainous terrain the athenians invade other city-states and establish colonies.

The tower commission, appointed by president reagan in 1987 to investigate how the iran-contra affair had happened, concluded that most of the blame lay with a. president reagan himself, for careless management of his subordinates b. congress, for poorly drawn legislation that failed to define carefully the role of the president's national security council c. the american people, for failing to pay attention to the conduct of international affairs d. the federal courts, for having allowed excessive power to flow to the executive branch