The correct answer is - Kublai Khan promoted religious tolerance and exchanges between Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus.
Kublai Khan, and pretty much all the rulers of the Mongol Empire, even though mostly are portrayed as savages and barbarians, were actually one of the most tolerant of all in there time towards the different cultures and religions, and never made problems to the people they were ruling over on this basis. The Mongols can even be seen like globalists, and they encouraged cultural exchange, religious exchange and tolerance, and were trying to create an environment were people from different ethnicity, cultural and religious backgrounds would live in peace and harmony, and through it to create a unified empire.
The civil war wasn't self defense, it was a war over the issue of slavery and the rights of the states, so I'd eliminate B. The south actually had the superior military leaders, the North was struggling with that part, so it's not C either. And D isn't an advantage, it's just a stand view, so that leaves the answer to be <span>A. The north had more natural resources. </span>
The Crusades were a series of
religious wars sanctioned by the
Latin Church in the medieval
period. The most commonly
known Crusades are the
campaigns in the Eastern
Mediterranean