Which characteristic was common to the cities of
the hanseatic league in europe and the cities of
the african kingdom of ghana?
(1) location on key trade routes
(2) indirect control by the papacy
(3) management of local gold mines
(4) development as centers of woolen industry

Location on key trade routes is the one characteristic that  was common to the cities ofthe hanseatic league in europe and the cities of
the african kingdom of ghana, cities of ghana lied on the gold-salt trade route and cities of henseatic legaue on the most important trade in the north du to baltic trade

A. government can only exist if the people it serves support its existence.

Explanation:

Locke's idea of a social contract states that the government is able to govern only because the people have accepted to give up some of their freedom and authority. By giving up their autonomy, the people and the government enter into an implicit contract.

This is a similar idea to that of the Founding Fathers. The Founding Fathers also believed that the government could only exist due to the acceptance of the people. If the people decided that the government no longer benefitted them, they deserved to change it, as the sovereignty of the state ultimately resides with the people.