Why did so many Chinese people follow the teachings of Taoism? Select one:
a. Taoism was more philosophical than Confucianism, which made its ideas easier to believe.
b. It was mandated by the most of the emperors of China.
c. Most Chinese saw Taoism as the only “correct path” in a world full of evil and temptation.
d. Its focus on simplicity and moderation rather than wealth or status appealed to the less privileged classes.

d. Its focus on simplicity and moderation rather than wealth or status appealed to the less privileged classes.

Explanation:

Much of China's population lived in humble surroundings on farms and in villages. A philosophy that stressed the virtues of simplicity, compassion, moderation, and harmony would be appealing to people without the access to wealth and status that Confucian scholars and government bureaucrats had.

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superior technology and improved medical knowledge to foster imperialism. quinine enabled europeans

to survive tropical diseases and venture into the mosquito-infested interiors of africa and asia. the combination

of the steamboat and the telegraph enabled the western powers to increase their mobility and to quickly respond

to any situations that threatened their dominance. the rapid-fire machine gun also gave them a military advantage

and was in convincing africans and asians to accept western control. the following table summarizes the

causes of the new imperialism:

causes of new imperialism

economic military/political humanitarian/religious technological

need for markets need for military bases white man’s burden new medicine

raw materials national security spread of christianity new weapons

source of investments source of

pride—nationalism

social darwinism

(superiority of western

society)

transportation

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