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← HistoryWhich consequence resulted when the Roman Empire used grain shipments as a diplomatic tool instead of establishing consistent trade?
A)Reduced merchant vessel construction quality
B)Increased reliance on centralized bureaucracy
C)Localized famine due to supply disruption✓
D)Standardized weights and measures usage
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Famine risk increased because the transport bottleneck created single points of unreliability, representing single point of failure. A *cascade of events* ensued during weather delays. Therefore, food insecurity materialized, rather than food security, due to reliance exclusively on favorable weather conditions for consistent shipping.
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