Abbas the Great strengthened the Safavid empire by A. tolerating non-Muslims and encouraging their economic contributions.
B. increasing the treasury by raising taxes on farmers and herders.
C. centralizing the government and scaling down the military force.
D. relying on military solutions rather than pursuing diplomatic ties.

he believed that congress would be better not dealing with "lobbyists", or people who seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue, since historically, they had problems with these kinds of people. he thought lobbying produces benefits, but should be carefully monitored.

the triple alliance. germany and austria-hungary were already allies by 1879 when, worried about a threat from russia, they formed the dual alliance. italy joined the group in 1882. there was a concern about a possible attack from france and the alliance needed powerful friends to defend it.

c. more people could read and interpret the bible for themselves