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Answer:
By extending their arguments to address entire nations, some social Darwinists justified imperialism on the basis that the imperial powers were naturally superior and their control over other nations was in the best interest of human evolution.
Ethnocentric: Imperial nations sometimes believed that their cultural values or beliefs were superior to other nations or groups. Imperial conquest, they believed, would bring successful culture to inferior people. Empires sought strategic territory to ensure access for their navies and armies around the world.
Explanation:
D because the Greeks did believe the gods would determine their fate. They thought if they did something wrong or disobeyed the gods, the gods would punish them, and now days we have myths saying some of the things they would believe.
• thriving cities
• wealthy merchant class
• classical heritage of Greece and Rome
due to the desire to preserve Mongol culture I think its
a desire to get rid of the foreign Mongol rulers