Why did the samurai accept positions in the meiji government? a. government positions paid a lot of money. b. the samurai wanted to enact reforms. c. all of the positions in the military had been filled. d. government positions were prestigious.

European expansion into africa left native regimes intact but had a strong impact on local societies what does this mean

How did the invention of the cotton gin affect slave labor in the united states? a. there was a forced migration of slaves from the south to the north. b. slave-owning cotton planters were gradually forced to sell their plantations. c. more slaves were purchased to work on cotton plantations in the south. d. the reduced need for labor on cotton plantations led to a decline in slavery. e. slaves were moved from cotton plantations to sugar plantations.

Which option best describes how the printing press transformed european society? (a) prior to the printing press, the catholic church hand-copied texts and disseminated them to peasants. (b) prior to the printing press, the church of england did not allow peasants to learn to read. (c) prior to the printing press, the orthodox church recited luther’s “95 theses” aloud to peasants. (d) prior to the printing press, knowledge was reserved primarily for nobles and clergy.