Which european nations led the way in the age of exploration?

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Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.during the (scientific revolution, renaissance, industrial revolution), european intellectuals rejected many teachings of ancient scientists promoted by the church. to replace flawed theories, scientists began researching and conducting experiments. they used critical and reasonable thinking to draw concrete conclusions. this also led to the (scientific revolution, industrial revolution, enlightenment). it was an age that focused on using reason for understanding laws of nature and identifying humans' natural rights.

The zhou controlled the area to the east of the shang kingdom true or false pleas