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FOR ALL THAT IS GOOD AND HOLY. I have spent an hour answering others' questions but nobody will answer mine. PLEASE JUST PLEASE answer any of these. PLEASE. I am giving all my points. Just. Please. Any of them. I know some of them are statements, not questions. Any information about the topic would be appreciated. Thank you.

1. What did China’s Ming Dynasty use to improve the organization of its government?

2. What change in China’s peasant labor system reflected a growing global demand for products?

3. Compare the Ottoman devshirme system with that of the Mughal zamidar system


4. What was the major turning point in the relationship between China and Christian missionaries?

5. Difference between political controls in Ming China to that in Tokugawa Japan.
6. Similarity of religion developments in India and China (1450-1750), what religion was increasing?

7. What was mercantilism?

8. Similarity between local rulers in the Swahili Coast and West Coast of Africa.

9. Reason for the relocation of Russia’s capital of Moscow to St. Petersburg.

10. Effects of the Columbian Exchange

11. List major effects in Africa due to the Trans-Atlantic slave trade

12. What was the most immediate effect of the Portuguese establishment of a school for navigation in the 1400’s.

13. Epidemic diseases in the Americas after European arrival.

14. Similarities between Ottoman and Chinese governments during 1450-1750.

15. Major environmental effects of the European establishment of plantation agriculture in the Americas.
16. European innovations in cartography, navigation, and ship-building were based on knowledge developed from which
regions.

17. The Little Ice Age (1300-1850) had the strongest effect on what widespread epidemic.

18. What does the encomienda and mit’a systems have in common?
19. Main difference between Spain and Portugal financed foreign investments.

20. List things that made transoceanic voyages in the Western Hemisphere possible.
21. Common results of the Protestant Reformation and the Counter-Reformations

Answer 1

The Ministry of Personnel handled all matters relating to government employees, from appointment to assessment of work, promotions etc.
• The Ministry of Revenue was in charge of tax collection, state revenues, and currency.
• The Ministry of Rites was in charge of all ceremonial matters and the priesthood.
• Ministry of War was in charge of all matters relating to the armed forces. They also ran the courier system.
• The Ministry of Justice was responsible for the judicial and penal process. They did not have jurisdiction over the Censorate.
• The Ministry of Works was in charge of all government construction projects and maintenance of roads. They also were responsible for the standardization of weights and measures in the country.

In the middle ages, China had one of the most efficient bureaucracies in the world. Merit rather than connections was valued. This ensured that the Ming Dynasty government was efficient and that China prospered under its administration.