The Enlightenment produced numerous books, essays, inventions, scientific discoveries, laws, wars and revolutions. The American and French Revolutions were directly inspired by Enlightenment ideals and respectively marked the peak of its influence and the beginning of its decline.
Taoism stresses rituals and believes in many gods and ancestral spirits. Over time, religious Taoism began to focus on the quest for personal immortality, using science to search for magical potions that would grant healing powers and eternal life.
protectorate with the local government controlled by a foreign country. A foreign country can also exert a great deal of economic influence. One of the most widespread forms of imperialism was colonization.
Imperialism Examples and ColoniesFormer European Colonies in North and South AmericaBritain<span>BelizeCanada - British Columbia, Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Mosquito Coast, British Guiana Falkland IslandsNewfoundland and Labrador, North-Western Territory, Prince Edward Island, Rupert's Land, Upper CanadaSouth Georgia South Sandwich Islands<span>United States: 13 colonies, Oregon country in the Pacific Northwest</span></span>