How did adam smith’s ideas influence the enlightenment? a. they prevented governments from enacting free trade policies, weakening global economies. b. they were impractical because they gave no clear direction about the moral goals of an economy. c. they promoted the idea of a free market, which strengthen the global economy. d. they set up new businesses with the assistance of the government.

The answer is: C. They promoted the idea of a free market, which helped strengthen the global economy.

Widely known for being a major proponent of the laissez-faire (French for let do) economic stance in which, he stated that the best way to stimulate the economy was through a market that was free and self-regulated by the concepts of competition, supply, and demand.

C. They promoted the idea of a free market, which helped strengthen the global economy.

Explanation:

the correct answer is history and tradition.

the first historical instance of china engaging in internationalism was during the han dynasty.[1] at the start of the han dynasty, the huns in the north were attacking the frontiers of han and trying to obtain riches. emperor wu of han wanted to gain an alliance with a country called dayuezhi so the two countries could join together and fight against the huns.[2] to obtain this alliance, emperor wu sent zhang qian to the west to establish economic and cultural connections.[2] history records that during the han dynasty there were four primary avenues of contact between china and europe. they included the northern land route, the central land route, the southern sea route, and the far southern sea route.[1] the most famous of these routes is the central land route, or the classical silk road, comprising a network of roads stretching from northwest china to the ports of syria and the black sea, which passed through the oasis of the turkestans and northern persia.[1] the silk road was significant for chinese emperors because it provided dominance over central asia by developing resources and provided new markets for the export of china's most valuable resources.[1]