The time frame is slightly important. Though for the most part that is false. The Chinese leaders did not see the need to interact with outside societies as they had little reason to trade.
b. False
Robert Fulton invented the first steamship which revolutionized transportation because now people could move faster on a ship than they ever could before.
Answer:
the answer is A.
Explanation:
A patent is granted on an invention to prevent someone from stealing it.