Prepared the way
Else clues• ___ to (approached)
• ___ to (brought on)
• ___ to (resulted in)
• Approached evasively, with to
• Approached, with to
• Helped cause, with to
• Introduced, with to
• Laid the foundation for, with to
• Paved the way (to)
• Preceded, with to
• Was a prelude (to)
• Was preliminary (to)