settlement of a region
growth of agriculture
establishment of government
expansion of territory
a period of exploration
the birth of industry
age of maturity
stagnation and decline
In the Spanish colonies in America the colonists created a kind of caste system based on ethnic hierarchy which of course put the Spaniards on top. The rest of ethnic groups ranked based on their resemblance of the Spaniards so for example the Indians would be ranked higher than Blacks as they more resembled the Spaniards.
The other areas to greatly impact Japan were the regions of Korea, which was the closest culture to Japan and therefore the main point of contact between Japan and Asia. Through Korea, the major Asian religion Buddhism traveled from China to Japan and became a major influence on Japanese culture. Hope this helped :)
I believe that the answer is B.
