During the Taiping Rebellion, the peasants rebelled. It was mostly a civil war which killed scores of people (twenty million people approximately). The movement was a millenarian movement (meaning it occurred because of religious ideology). The movement was led by Hong Xiuquan who claimed he was Jesus' younger brother.
The scientific revolution of the 1500s and 1600s had renewed an interest in the scientific accomplishments of classical Greece and Rome. - D
This was achieved by the rediscovering of clasical works that were done during those ages. Through their help, the "scientists" of the time popularized various fields in mathematics and philosophy as well as astronomy.
Monotheism means: the doctrine or to believe that there is only one God. In Islam there is only One God, Allah. He is the only God and The Creator of the whole world universe and infinity and beyond.
<span>They banned the export of water which other countries could have used to generate steam for steam engines.</span>