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How did griots pass on history and values?

they traveled to europe


How did the location of constanople help it grow wealthy and prosperous?

The location of Constantinople made it grow wealthy and prosperous because it is in between the Aegean and Black Sea. Also, it lies between the trade routes of Europe and Asia. The two seas provided safe shelter for ships to pass through and fro. That was an advantage of Constantinople, since trading ships, fishing boats, and warships were able to go through without worry.


How do myths and historians differ in their explanations of the rise of the first emperor?

Myths are myths, and historians pass on the myths.


What is the origin of stuck between a rock and a hard place?

Maybe it is connected with the Odyssey when Odysseus is lost on the way home and finds himself in a particular narrow pass where he has to make a decision as to which side he is going to steer his crew towards. On one side is the six headed, man eating monster Scylla and on the other is the whirlpool Charybdis which will lead to certain death. So there between the two narrow cliff faces he has that difficult choice to make. Who knows? That's what it makes me think of anyway...... Google Isaiah 43


Where does the saying This to will pass come from?

"This too shall pass" (Hebrew - gam zeh yaavor) is a phrase occurring in Jewish lore about King Solomon and a 'magic' ring having that phrase engraved on it. The saying became popular when Abraham Lincoln told the story of Solomon's ring in a speech he gave in Wisconsin.