Europeans competed for power either through acquisition of colonies or building up its industries. When their industries were strong, they would strengthen their armies as well. If that was not enough they would form alliances with other countries to protect their interest.
<span>Copernicus posited a heliocentric or sun-centered conception of the universe; Kepler contributed the three laws of planetary motion; and Galileo's telescope led to observations of earth like planets rather than ethereal planets.</span>
Confucianism is a system of philosophical and ethical teachings founded by Confucius and developed by Mencius.