32. Which of the following best explains the difference between the European empires which emerged after 1500 CE and the Asian empires Strayer cites?

A. The European armies utilized gun powder technology which the Asian powers did not have.

B. The Europeans built maritime empires while the Asian empires were land-based.

C. European empires facilitated inter-regional trade while Asian empires were increasingly
isolationist.

D. Christian teachings permitted slavery while Islamic law prohibited it.

i think its the outcome of people's preferences.

- "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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wait history, who want to talk about history, boring.