Which of the following historical events directly contributed to the start of the scientific revolution in the 16th century?
a. the rise in popularity of representative governments
b. the independence granted to european universities
c. the unification of christian faiths under the catholic church
d. the establishment of the ottoman empire in the middle east

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

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