What were the characteristics of trade between Rome and the East? Choose all answers that are correct.

Goods traveled to Rome along a network of roads now known as the Silk Road and were shipped across the Mediterranean Sea.

Wealthy Romans wanted silks and spices from the East.

The Silk Road contributed to the exchange of ideas between cultures.

Silk from Rome was one of the few goods that traveled along the Silk Road.

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Two of these describe "federalism." (choose two answers) select one or more: a. the national government absolutely controls all state governments. b. power is shared by the national and state governments. c. state governments exercise absolute power over the national government. d. it is a compromise meant to eliminate the disadvantages of a "unitary" and a "confederate" system.

What role did consumerism play in the early growth of capitalism?