Answer:
a return to conditions as they were prior to the war.
1. The Mongols managed to stabilize Asia in the territory they controlled with both military force, and with ethnic, religious, and cultural tolerance.
2. The Mongols contributed to much increased trade between the Europeans and Asians through the Silk Road, especially after they made it safe for travel and trade. This made the people of the two continents much closer, and much more familiar with each other, and it set the stage for the future trade.
3. Before the Mongol conquest, the Europeans saw the Asian people as savages, but after they were able to visit the Far East, and see its development and advancement, they gradually changed their minds, and in many ways felt inferior afterwards.
4. The Mongols had a well established system for fast communication throughout all of their empire, and it was based on horse power and speed, but it was also very well calculated as to how much a single horse can withstand a high speed gallop, so they had stations for changing the horse.
5. Even though the Mongols by many are seen as savages, they were in fact very tolerant to the people's beliefs, and they encouraged all religions in their Empire, and integration between the people with different religious backgrounds.
Answer: A. He made electricity less expensive and more readily available.
Explanation: All of the other choices seem way out of line. We all know that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, relating to electricity. Japan didn't have much to do with the Industrial Revolution. Eli Whitney was the inventor of the Cotton Gin (a machine for separating cotton fibers from seeds). And I'm pretty sure Samuel Slater was the one who brought designs for a textile mill from Great Britain to the United States. The only rational answer would be A.
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