How were the trade practices of ancient china, prior to the building of the silk road, different from those of ancient egypt? china had limited trade opportunities with other civilizations, but egypt had several. china used coins to trade, but egypt relied on barter. china relied on rivers and seas to trade, but egypt used only seas. china traded wool and gold, but egypt traded silk and spices.

abraham lincoln, according to anyone who was connected with agriculture, represented the worst of northern politicians. shortly after lincoln was elected, south carolina seceded from the union. they along with other southern states, retained their anger. in a way, it was their own fault: the democrats were split in the south. some wanted slavery to be extended in other states that were about to join the union and some didn't want it badly enough. lincoln had a solid backing from his party: the republicans were united in not wanting slavery to be expanded.

a) the colonists began to see themselves as different from people in britain.