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European exploration of the 1400's lead to the discovery of less advanced seemingly primitive societies in formerly undiscovered parts of the world. Later gradual assimilation and subsequent colonization of these discovered places was seen as a nation's military and political strength, and nations with control of more colonial states were seen as politically superior in Europe. Controlling external colonial territories also meant creation of more political positions within the colonizing countries to manage the affairs of these external colonies.
Economically, colonial states provided European countries with industrial resources to cope with the already dwindling resources in Europe. Taxes and other levies from colonial citizens were used to finance European countries' economy.
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The major religions of the world (Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Confucianism, Christianity, Taoism, and Judaism) differ in many respects, including how each religion is organized and the belief system each upholds. Other differences include the nature of belief in a higher power, the history of how the world and the religion began, and the use of sacred texts and objects.
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It was Peter the Great who was fascinated by Enlightenment thinkers and corresponded with Voltaire and Diderot, which was a major break from the age-old Russian orthodoxy that had dominated the country for so long.
