Christianity was the most powerful religion during that time. During the scientific revolution the power of the church weakened as science became an actual field. Less people started believing in the church teaching as it didn't match with the scientific discoveries at that time
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Greek<span> states and the Persian Empire fought in the Persian War.
Your answer is the Greek States.
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Once the Portuguese breached [entered] the Indian Ocean, they didn't create, like, huge colonies, because there were already powerful empires in the region... ... [6:03] So, Portuguese merchant ships would capture other ships and force them to purchase a permit to trade called a cartaz.