I think you forgot to add the options but based on my research, the correct answer is "<span>an increasing portion of the workforce engaged in manufacturing." This is the </span><span>major change in the economies of Europe and the united states was set in motion by this development. </span>
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<h2>Contrary to popular imagination, the Mongols were not just masters of conquest, but possessed a genius for progressive and benevolent rule. Genghis Khan was an innovative leader, the first ruler in many countries to put the power of law above his own power, encourage religious freedom, create public schools, grant diplomat immunity, abolish torture, and institute free trade. The trade routes he created became lucrative pathways for commerce, but also for ideas, technologies, and expertise that transformed the way people lived.The Mongols also introduced the first international paper currency and postal system. They developed and spread revolutionary technologies like printing, the cannon, compass, and abacus. Furthermore, they took local foods and products like lemons, carrots, noodles, tea, rugs, playing cards, and plants and turned them into staples of life around the world. The Mongols were the architects of a new way of life at a pivotal time in history.</h2><h2>Weatherford, Jack. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. </h2>
During the Medieval period, Hamburg was the center of trades that was part of the Hanseatic league. The correct option among all the options given in the question is option "D". The Hanseatic League was a group that was created with the intention of forming a defensive and commercial confederation of merchant guilds along with their market towns.