<span>A protectorate is a form of colonial rule that allows the region to govern themselves, but still receive protection benefits. Direct rule is in regards to a colonial power having direct control over the laws and legislation of the society in question. Indirect is a more hands-off approach, but still allows the colonial power to have complete control without being physically present.</span>
They established a postal system.....the spread of weapons used with gunpowder.....the extension of the grand canal in china....the invention of new medicines
