How did the Ottoman's Tanzimat Reforms imitate Western countries in an effort to prevent further decline?
a) The reforms prevented Turks from ruling the Ottoman Empire.
b)The reforms centralized the government and granted rights to non-Turks.
The reforms gave the government power to establish overseas colonies.
The reforms gave women and the poor the right to have government jobs.

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.

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