<span>Though the movement was primarily spiritual, the ethos of individuality promoted by Protestantism led many to rebel against the authority of the church and the powerful Habsburg monarchs, who used their authority to control large empires. The reformation significantly changed the political landscape in Germany, France and England, and culminated in the Thirty Years, War of the 17th century.</span>
The United States was forced to ask itself harsh questions about race and equality after WWII because many blacks and women had been called in a variety of ways to help their country, which did not treat them fairly back home--leading to accusations of hypocrisy.
I think it's Marco Polo used the Silk Road to reach the Mongolian Empire to trade for silk and spices
The marble column's that were used in the creation of Roman and Greek architecture and used in The Pantheon in Rome. Hope this helped!
He wanted to expand his empire
