Louis XVI´s decision to summon the estates-general prove disastrous because during it, the Third Estate , representing the Commoners decided to form a National Assembly, inviting the other two Estates ( Clergy and Nobility) to join them against the King. This is considered to be the start of the French Revolution.
Governments typically had been either unitary or confederated. Or another way to say that is that they either focused on centralized power (in someone like a king) or particularized power -- the power in the parts of a kingdom rather than at the center.
So, for instance, in France (prior to its Revolution), all the power in the kingdom centered in the hands of the king. For 175 years, they didn't even have a meeting of the Estates General which was their version of a representative body. And the power of nobles on their lands was reduced while the king's power grew.
Meanwhile, in the German territories, there was a loose confederation called the Holy Roman Empire. One of the kings or princes held the title of "emperor," but he really had no imperial power. The confederated German states retained control over their own kingdoms or territories.
The American experiment mixed something of the best of both approaches. There would be strong central power in the federal government, but putting checks and balances on that power by retaining certain aspects of control in the hands of the states within the union.
they wanted freedom of religion. hope this helps!
Sorry the answer took so long -laughs- but it only created a social hierarchy that stood for decades.
Answer:
b. rapidly assimilated into Chinese society.
Explanation:
The Yuan dynasty was the dynasty established by Kublai Khan, a Mongolian leader. This was the first time a foreign-born ruler had ruled all of China. Kublai Khan effectively conquered China by 1279, but he claimed his grandfather Genghis Khan was the official founder of the dynasty. One of the ways in which the Mongols were able to exercise control over China was by rapidly assimilating into Chinese society. Kublai Khan set up a civil administration, built a capital within China and supported Chinese religions and cultures.
