Which statement describes a way in which Russia differed from western Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? A. Mos
t Russians of all classes were Orthodox Christians, not Catholics or Protestants. B. Russian peasants gained land rights and personal freedom before these reforms reached western Europe. C. Russia was the first country in Europe to establish a constitutional monarchy. D. Russian nobles embraced the Enlightenment long before their western counterparts did.
Russia was a "world" apart from western Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, mostly because they were so sheltered from the technological, economic, religious, and cultural advancements of the area. There answer is therefore would be A. "Most Russians of all classes
<span> were Orthodox Christians, not Catholics or Protestants.</span>"
Columbus did not have a respectful opinion of the Americans, and he only cared about finding riches. He did not view the American Indians as a threat, so he treated them badly.
