This is a complex question, but I believe they are not valued as highly as men. For example, there was a law that Chinese couples could only have one child. If they had another child, they had to give it up for adoption. Because females are not as valued, many couples who gave birth to a daughter would give them up for adoption and try for a son instead. This led to a lot of Chinese girls being up for adoption
Basically. They had the biggest ego ever. The North knew that they had the more resources and the more superior military force. So they basically underestimated the South. Also it was due to the North's military generals. They didn't lead the troops the right way and all in all, that led to early Confederate victory. The South had the superior military leadership against the North.
Black powder because without it, we'd have no guns/canons to use as weapons.
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Louis XIV was also known as Sun king and a former ruler of France in the 16th century. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is regarded as the longest rule of any monarch of a sovereign country in the history of Europe.
He built Versailles to gain direct control over the nobles. He also encouraged and commanded commanded the most influential nobles to come to live at Versailles and to leave their castles in the country.
He made sure he had control by making sure the nobles lived at his house and also ate at his table.
