Maintaining economic isolation. In this quotation, Emperor Lung saw no reason to allow Europeans to import their products into a self-sufficient China which was experiencing a favorable balance of trade at the time with European nations which demanded Chinese tea, porcelain, and silk.
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During the Hellenistic era, the ancient Greek were the ones that started democracy, which became the base of what the whole world use today. They were the first to play an outdoor drama, which lead the foundation of the movies we watch today. They invented the rules of Geometry, which has made the study of coordinate more easier. The Greek philosophers (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle) were the ones that developed the art of Philosophy to search for wisdom and truth. The Greeks developed the Science in medicine, by giving a Scientific approach in research for drugs to cure disease. They also gave an intelligent approach in the classification of plants, which has helped today's biologist and botanist. They started the Olympics game, which the whole world enjoys participating today.
The Belgium revolution ended
