Why did the Ming Dynasty fund the Star Fleet? Select one:
a. The Silk Road had just closed, and a new trade route was needed.
b. The Star Fleet was able to give jobs to many Chinese peasants so they wouldn't rebel.
c. The emperor wanted to gain control over bordering kingdoms and have them pay tribute.
d. The Ming Dynasty wanted to impress its enemies with a show of military strength at ses.

c. The emperor wanted to gain control over bordering kingdoms and have them pay tribute.

- "the past is made of multitudinous items ranging from anything that can be collected, recollected or assessed to originate in the past. as such, the past is a gallimaufry of particulars that may not have been related in any way. however, the human mind seeks organization to understand concepts and other things. the human mind therefore seeks relationships in explaining and studying the past. history being a humanity, dictates that historians have to serve this human trait by bringing structure to details of the past. historians do this by creating interpretive frameworks that capture as many details as possible."

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“i think it is very plausible that if there are five votes to end the death penalty, it could be with the people who are on the court right now,” - smith

so basically it is not clearly and consistently imposed