Refer to the two passages. Source 1
Which of the following statements identifies how
innovation affected the Chinese economy between 1200
and 1450?
"Previously, during the final years of the Yuan dynasty,
there were many ambitious men competing for power
who did not treasure their sons and daughters but prized
jade and silk, coveted fine horses and beautiful clothes,
relished drunken singing and unrestrained pleasure, and
enjoyed separating people from their parents, wives, and
children. I also lived in that chaotic period. How did I
avoid such snares? I was able to do so because I valued
my reputation and wanted to preserve my life.
For fourteen years, while the empire was still unpacified,
I fought in the cities and fields, competing with numerous
heroes, yet never did I take a woman or girl improperly
for my own pleasure. The only exception occurred after I
conquered the city of Wuchang. I was enraged at Chen
Youliang's invasion. so after I took over the city. I also
O Advanced techniques led to the production of high-
quality Chinese porcelain.
O China became the largest manufacturer of firearms
after the invention of gunpowder.
O The adoption of a paper currency in China
standardized trade across the Mongol Empire.
O The invention of movable type led to a dramatic
increase in the production of books in China.

pacal the great: the throne was passed on to pacal through a female; as a result, he believed that he must legitimize his claim to the throne to add stability to his reign.

as a result, the daughter of ac kan's brother ruled until her son, pacal, reached an age old enough to assume the throne.

pacal the great became the king of the mayan city of palenque in a different way than most mayan kings.

pacal pointed out that ac kan had succeeded his mother as ruler, thereby establishing a precedent for the rule to pass through a female.  

he tried to justify that the way he gained the throne by connecting his mother with the divine mother and the mythological events that happened during the creation of the world.  

typically, the son of a male mayan ruler inherited the throne, but in 612 ce, king ac kan died and did not leave behind a male heir.

montezuma 1: even so, these wars of conquest failed to provide enough human sacrifices and because of this, he formed a triple alliance with cities in the valley of puebla-tlascala.  

in addition, montezuma realized that his government failed to the aztecs during the famine.

in order to appease him, montezuma increased the number of human sacrifices.

the aztec performed human sacrifices to their god huitzilopotchli because they believed he desired human blood.  

around 1440 ce, montezuma i became the fifth emperor of the aztecs and went on to rule for 28 years.  

soon after he assumed the throne, the aztecs were hit with a series of disasters, namely a plague of locusts, a flood, and a harsh frost  

huayna capac: huayna capac also fought to gain territories north of his empire in what is now ecuador.  

huayna capac significantly extended the inca empire to the south, into what is now argentina and chile.  

in 1493 ce, huayna capac became the eleventh ruler of the inca empire.  

huayna, therefore, wanted to gain his own lands and launched campaigns against tribes to the east and north of the empire.  

the inca empire reached its peak under the rule of huayna capac.

during this time the empire covered a vast territory including parts of present day colombia, peru, argentina, chile, bolivia, and ecuador.

during his reign, huayna heard about bearded men with pale skin that resembled the incan1 god viracocha and took this news as a bad omen.

huayna took this as another bad omen that predicted the destruction of the empire.

the founding fathers did not think women were asmportant as mern were and men could do more and better things then women

missouri compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery

it should be a. song dynasty’s civil service examination system created an administrative bureaucracy manned by the landed aristocracy.