What were the internal and external pressures that bore on the Qing rulers as China began to experience closer contact with the West? How effective were their short-term and long-term responses, and why?
What will be an ideal response?
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A) bribery and corruption B) treason and espionage C) financial impropriety D) perjury and obstruction of justice
How did the thinkers of the Enlightenment compare with predecessors of the Scientific Revolution?
A) The Enlightenment thinkers were more effective popularizers of ideas. B) The creators of the Scientific Revolution were more effective popularizers of ideas. C) The Scientific Revolution was more a local than an international movement. D) The Enlightenment was more a local than an international movement. E) The Enlightenment thinkers were more original in their thinking.