Answer:The time was ripe for the philosophes, scholars who promoted democracy and justice through discussions of individual liberty and equality. The ideas of 18th-century philosophes inspired the Founding Fathers to revolt against what they perceived as unfair British taxation.
Tea was not only used as a beverage but also for medicinal purposes, paper and printing allowed for record keeping and communication, gunpowder was used as a propellant in firearms and explosives during warfare, and the compass allowed people to navigate on journeys.
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Beside trade, an early industrial revolution (powered by wind, water and peat), land reclamation from the sea, and agricultural revolution helped the Dutch economy achieve the highest standard of living in Europe (and probably the world) by the middle of the 17th century.
Explanation:
Beside trade, an early industrial revolution (powered by wind, water and peat), land reclamation from the sea, and agricultural revolution helped the Dutch economy achieve the highest standard of living in Europe (and probably the world) by the middle of the 17th century.
John D. Rockefeller, he created Standard oil and used a system of horizontal integration, which really hurt the consumer but it made him rich. He was basically a terrible person but a genius businessman (he would have been a trillionaire by today's standards) :)
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