Britain had fought in the french and indian war
Ancient Indian civilizations had many different achievements. The most important is probably medicinine. One very popular ancient Indian medicine is known as Ayurveda. This involves many different herbs and the healing of body and mind. India is also known for being the first place to use algebra and even calculus, and also invented the number zero.
Peter I played a crucial role in the dramatic economic and population growth of Russia in the eighteenth century. He made some radical reforms which were not accepted by everyone. He conducting a tax reform by imposing severe taxes on the people. He also did a Church Reform, which reduced the power of religion and church in the public life. He established the "Senate" and the "Ministries", leading to a more centralized administration and an exclusion of the hereditary privileges. He focused on the increase of the industrial production and the advances of technology and engineering. In addition, he increased the empire's trading activities and changed many of the agricultural practices.
