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The gilded age was a period of economic growth as the United states jumped to the leas in industrialization ahead of Britain. the nation was expanding it's economy into new areas, especially heavy industry like factories, railroads, and coal mining. hope this helps :)
The answer is letter C. Tao Te Ching was written by Laozu, a record keeper during
the Zhou Dynasty. The Book Tao Te Ching is a book about the philosophical
context of Taoism that had influenced greatly on the other teaching during the
Zhou Dynasty like, Legalism, Confucianism and Chinese Buddhism.
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B. They were written to be codes of laws for early civilizations.