They used triangular sails that allowed these ships to travel better.
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Had three or four Jewish grandparents.
Confucius
Key texts from Confucius (551-471 BCE) were core material for the civil service examinations in imperial China, beginning in the Sui dynasty (581-618 CE) and reaching the height of development in the Qing dynasty (1644-1912 CE). Not only was the focus on Confucius, but on recognized authoritative commentaries on Confucius.
Answer:
C. They allowed small European armies to defeat larger African and Asian forces when invading territory.
Explanation:
The rise of industrial economies throughout European empires allowed the appearance of new technologies that increased mobility, logistics and destruction power of European armies, which contributed the transformation of such organisations into more compact and professional structures, capable of destroying larger forces, though less modern, in Asia and Africa, making possible the occupation of vast territories for colonisation purposes.
Some millitary inventions are described below:
1) Gatling machine gun (1.861).
2) Steamboats (1.820s).
3) Chemical weapons (1.880s).
4) Repeating rifles (1.870s).
5) Trench warfare (1.860s).
Hence, correct answer is C.