Which factor allowed European nations to exert influence and dominance over much of the world?
A. cultural superiority
B. religious convictions and the spread of Christianity to new colonies
C. technological supremacy
D. agricultural advances and population increases
Answer: C
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A) in mines B) on plantations C) in government D) in the Church
Miserable conditions for the poor contributed to discontent with national governments during the 18th century because
A) craft guilds limited production. B) government policies destroyed the initiative of the poor and conditioned them to public assistance. C) disease was rampant. D) of alcoholism. E) all of the above.
The Mongols helped the development of the Sultanate of Delhi
a. by directly providing military support to them as a client state. b. by eliminating potential invaders. c. by signing treaties that guaranteed trade concessions with the Sultanate. d. by providing the Sultanate with a law code.
Which of the following doctrines believes that the goodness of people is irrelevant and that tyranny and injustice is justified in protecting the good of the state?
a. Legalism b. Confucianism c. Rationalism d. Daoism