Answer:
Being enlightened means being open-minded, having a clear view of the world, without ties to preconceebed ideas.
In an enlightened society the priority is the good of the people as a whole, where <em>reason</em> is the primary source of knowledge, and <em>freedom</em> is the main condition to achieve enlightment, and especially freedom to make public use of reason; so people must be free to think thus grow.
The development of writing allowed the memorization of laws, business transactions, records of account, including taxes, etc. It demonstrated the superiority of the written word over oral memory which can be faulty, or perhaps deliberately misstated. It was not by coincidence that the first writing was done on clay tablets which hardened, and it was thereby "written in stone," and could not be changed. It was there for all to see.
Answer:
B> - If the ruling dynasty was fair, it would keep the Mandate of Heaven.
Explanation:
The Mandate of Heaven was a belief in the establishment of a ruler from the qualities of a person. Under this Mandate, there is no specific rule that determines who can or cannot become the ruler. Rather, a person's qualities, such as being fair, just, how well he can rule, or how 'good' he is in terms of his behavior and qualities.
The belief that such a ruler is determined from the internal qualities comes from the idea of the ruler being the "son of heaven". In other words, such type of person is good, just, kind, fair, and does not indulge in immoral or bad activities, which makes him ideal for a leader. Moreover, he will also be accepted by the gods, which is a huge factor.
So, <u>if a ruling dynasty or a ruler is fair, he can keep the Mandate of Heaven</u> but if not, then the Mandate cannot be his.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.
The period 600 CE to 1450 CE is characterized by the opening of important trade routes between the world known then: Europe, Asia and Africa mainly. The intensification of trade implied a spread of languages, culture (religion) and customs of different peoples. With trade, products and diseases were also exchanged that made the revision of local beliefs and traditions necessary and permanent. To reconfigure the forces of power in those times, innovation was important and in many cases the adoption of religious systems or institutions was a good start for the reorganization of declining societies that should flourish after the fall of the great world empires.
