Answer:
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Explanation:
As the answer above stated

the spinning wheel to produce textiles, the water wheel used to power machinery and the steam engine were invented. These inventions aided in speeding up the production of manufactured items.
Because he thought that they where a major threat
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Answer:
The use of the abacus was expanded and refined.
Explanation:
The abacus was invented during the Yuan Dynasty which lasted between 1206AD till 1368AD and then it was expanded and refined by the Ming Dynasty (1368AD-1644AD).
There have been archaeological proof of this as the writings of Tao Zongyi describes in his book that the new servants, unlike the older and more experienced ones were "just like abacus heads" and that they would not move unless they were made to move. This bears credence to the fact that the abacus was already widely used then.
An abacus was used to count numbers.
A theocracy is based on religion. A absolute monarchy is based on the royal family having complete control.