Time became standardized in the fourteenth century due to:

a. most towns agreeing that only one church bell would ring the hours.

b. the increased use of sundials.

c. the invention and proliferation of mechanical clocks.

d. the recent adoption of islamic methods of timekeeping.

e. the standardization of candles, which burned hour by hour.

c. the invention and proliferation of mechanical clocks.

Explanation:

Time became standardized in the fourteenth century due to the invention and proliferation of mechanical clocks.

c. The invention and proliferation of mechanical clocks

Explanation:

Time became standardized in the 14th century due to the invention and proliferation of mechanical clocks.

The earlier clock makers were catholic monks, due to the need to maintain praying time. Therefore, the religious necessities and the importance of keeping accurate praying time was a big contributor to developing time piece.

However, everybody and every location started developing various time piece with different time standard. It was not long for the need to have a standard time for the globe was needed.

It was not untill 1879 that scotish born Canadian advocated for internation time zones for the world.

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