The best way to measure public opinion is through opinion polls - B
With opinion polls you get an idea what is the general idea about a certain topic from the public, as you usually get a high enough sample to deduce the relevant information.
To answer your second question I would say it is either B or C as being a sole proprietor usually makes you subjec to being a small business or you're forced to use factors of production less efficiently.
Egyptians are known for making a lot of advances in learning.
The two big ones are :
Paper
Hieroglyphs
Egypt is also known for various other things such as ...
The place of the first surgery.
The first place to incorporate plants, animal parts, and minerals into medicine.
Where the first physician lived.
There are many more advances in learning and great discoveries Egypt made, but the ones I listed only make up a few! If you'd like to learn more, I suggest looking it up.
Hope this helps! :)
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The people revolted against heavy taxes levied by solomon and rehoboam.
The main weapon that enabled the Europeans to conquer vast amounts of territories in distance lands was all the new sicknesses that were brought along with them. As stated in the book Guns, Germs and Steel written by <em>Jared Diamond</em> in 1997. The author explains that the Europeans had the technological advances of the era, such as gun powder, rifles, and cannons, but their most devastating weapon was the side effect of their presence, the presence of foreign bacteria to new populations.