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Unit 2: How Trade and Travel Changed the World
Lesson A: Costs and Benefits of Trade
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You have successfully completed the lesson Costs and Benefits of Trade. By completing this lesson, you should know the answers to the following key questions:
- How and why did trade and interaction lead to changes in political, economic, and social systems?
- What factors contributed to the establishment, expansion, and decline of empires?
- How can there be different explanations of the same event in history?
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