Which contributed the most to the spread of intellectual ideas in the 16th and 17th century?
a. the development of Bacon's scientific method
b. the political stability across Europe
c. the development of a weathly merchant class
d. advances in printing technology
Ans: d. advances in printing technology
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A) the dowager empress imprisoned the emperor and ended the Hundred Days reforms. B) Nanjing was defeated by a combined force of imperial and European soldiers. C) the dowager empress died, leaving a two-year-old child as emperor. D) the British seized the Grand Canal and cut off north-south trade in the empire. E) All these answers are correct.
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A) governments sent a military mission to defeat Bolshevism. B) Russians never forgot the invasion. C) United States and Japan wanted to create a moderate state. D) widespread fighting took place between Russia and the two nations.