The answer is D. Imperialism is when country's grow, expand, and takeover other areas as their own. They impose their own rules, ideas, and societies on other people. It is reasoned that cultural imperialism would be people spreading their culture to other nations in an attempt to influence them.
The Estates-General was established in 1789 by King Philip IV of France as a collective group of nobles, clergymen, and commoners to unite France as a single national unity. They served together as a single legislative body of the French Government. All social classes were given equal voting rights and rights to enforce taxation laws. As a result, privileges were not reserved exclusively for the wealthy people. The establishment of Estates-General was one of the reasons for the French Revolution.
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The reason why earlier historians consider the medieval periods the "dark ages: is : the era seemed less important than the renaissance and the roman empire
there was no significant societal progress during this age
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federalism is the separation of power between the states and government