No need for some many resource cards. The 700 gold one is all you'll really need, and maybe 700 wood. Your better off sending 12 buffalo instead of food crates, who knows why anyone would send that over 700 food since I believe the 12 buffalo are worth around 6000 food. Of course you don't get it instantly, but still it'll be much more beneficial in the long run. So probably only 700 gold and 12 buffalo for resoure cards, the wood can be left out if you age up with the 400 wood politician.
For military cards I'd throw in 6 cetan, 7 clubs, 4 axes, 2 dogs and maybe the 6 clubs and 3 axes shipments if your space permits.
New ways may be nice, but you'll often not use it if you play aggressively, so that's up to you.
I'd only use the Calvary HP and attack cards in games you plan on going cav heavy, so you probably wouldn't want to use it against Spain for example since many of their shipments and commonly used units are anti - cav (pikes, rods).
I'd always include Cavlary combat card though.
Good luck.
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