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I want to say your answer would be C- Each person perceives reality differently.
Explanation:
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That they migrated during the ice age over 12,000 years ago
Europe, Africa, and Asia because the Middle East is not a continent.
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e. neither Buddhism nor Taoism ever offered an alternative to restrictive Confucian theology.
Explanation:
During the period when the Three teachings as Taoism Confucianism and Buddhism are sometimes called existed simultaneously and influenced Chinese culture, there was considerable overlap between them.
The permeability of one school of thought with the other meant that there is a way that a person could have believed in all three at a time.
Confucianism was more of a theological way of life while Buddhism would have been the spiritual underpinning of it.
1. Coastal position allowed Genoa and Venice to be not only hubs for inland trade, but also naval trade.
Naval trade allowed transportation of goods from far away, as it was faster and more safe.
2. People of Italian trade cities probably borrowed some words, clothes, cuisine and inventions from those who visited them.
3. Signoria was a type of government, were power was held by one dynasty, or party. Signorias were often established in times of crisis, when it was important to have a strong figure, who could make swift decisions to stave off the threat.
4. Signoria helped to create strong civil government, relatively independent from pope or monarchs. Because of it italian cities could be more open minded towards science and secular culture.
5. It's a situation which is very prone to corruption, especially nepotism. The ruling family would try to perserve status quo, and would offer most important offices to familiy's members. The quality of people in power would deteriorate, as they are appointed not by merits and skills, but by blood.
It would also be important to be in good relations with the ruling family, so it would probably be necessary to give them bribes or gifts.
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