How did the role of religion differ between feudal Japan and feudal Europe? Japanese peasants were more religious than European serfs.
In Europe there was only one religion; in Japan there were two.
Japanese nobles and warriors did not pursue religious wars.
Buddhist abbots had more worldly power than Christian bishops

Why were the colonists beginning to think about what constituted a good government?

Card playing, and music were considered by the puritans to be taboo; these practices were prohibited

How was rockefeller able to build his monopoly across the oil industry? he found newer and cheaper ways to refine oil, increasing his profits. he confined his business to ohio so he could buy all the refineries there. he bought up oil refineries, cut costs, and reinvested his profits in other refineries. he began to sell kerosene as well as oil, expanding his market.