Examine the ships in the illustration on page 201. Why would Greeks decorate their pottery with pictures of ships? Did ships represent a part of the Greek spirit? What role did sailing play in the Greek world?

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France benefited significantly from commercial and industrial expansion, but it fell behind the English mainly because

a. continuous wars sapped its economic resources. b. guilds remained stronger, and the nobility were more contemptuous of commerce. c. as a land power, France had fewer commercial opportunities. d. France remained Catholic. e. France experienced a bloody civil war between king and the parlements.

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