Copernicus said that it was the Sun that was the center of the Solar System, not Earth
It would be D & E. They are the beginnings of a religion/mythology and a community.
Now we have two choices, B, or C. The government would raise taxes if the economy grew enough to allow it, however a more likely option would be that the government started spending more money than they truly have. The answer is C.
They were fighting western influence and trying to restablish their empires as well as unite them.