Gone were the days when medieval townspeople's societal rank was determine by birth and ownership of land. In the days of trade, a townsperson's rank was determined by money and goods. No longer was the royal family the top of the social scale. The kings and queens of trade, merchants and banking families, contributed to the rise of towns, the decline of serfdom, and the beginning of modern society. Write a sentence explaining how the Townspeople's social status was determined during the days of trade.

the government closely monitored its finances to avoid another financial collapse.

a) "how old man winter was driven back " and "ormuzd and arimanes"

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superior technology and improved medical knowledge to foster imperialism. quinine enabled europeans

to survive tropical diseases and venture into the mosquito-infested interiors of africa and asia. the combination

of the steamboat and the telegraph enabled the western powers to increase their mobility and to quickly respond

to any situations that threatened their dominance. the rapid-fire machine gun also gave them a military advantage

and was in convincing africans and asians to accept western control. the following table summarizes the

causes of the new imperialism:

causes of new imperialism

economic military/political humanitarian/religious technological

need for markets need for military bases white man’s burden new medicine

raw materials national security spread of christianity new weapons

source of investments source of

pride—nationalism

social darwinism

(superiority of western

society)

transportation

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