Starting in the fifteenth century, leaders in China and Japan decided to cut off contact with other countries. Which was not a reason for doing this? They feared European nations might someday threaten their rule. They feared European nations would see how poor and underdeveloped the Chinese and Japanese civilizations were. They feared their people would no longer be self-sufficient and would rely on trade with foreigners. They feared outsiders wanted to change their traditional practices and beliefs. PLZ HELP ME NOW

1) the taiping rebellion was prompted from 1850-1864 and waged against the ruling of machu qing dynasty. the rebellion was caused by hong xiuquan and class differences, later leading to a radical change in social and economic structure.

3) karl marx, a believer of the principle of socialism, believed that the working class would have to free themselves from the exploitation of industrialists by establishing a radical socialist classless society where all industries and   property are owned by the state.

5) as indians revolt gained power, people found additional reasons to protest against the british rule. princely families joined the uprising due to changes to the inheritance law which made adopted children ineligible to assume the throne. this was an attempt by the british to control royal succession in the princely states that were nominally independent from the british.

25. twelve tables

26. having important positions chosen by lot