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Identify and explain one difference and one similarity between China and Europe that explains their decisions on wethere to explore and conquer the i dian ocean

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Similarity: problems with growing populations and land shortage.

Difference:

China’s rice based agriculture was able to expand production internally by more intensive use of the land

Europe’s agriculture, based on wheat and livestock, expanded primarily by acquiring new lands in overseas possessions,

Step-by-step explanation:

China’s abandonment of oceanic voyaging and Europe’s embrace of the seas marked different responses to problems they shared.

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