Imperial China during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 CE) could conceivably have started the Scientific Revolution before Europe; its failure to do so might have resulted (at least in part) from each of the following factors except: Chinese colleges were under Imperial control, not independently-chartered as in Europe military expenditures were diverted from ship-building to land-based armed forces foreign trade was dominated by the Imperial Navy, with no profit motive for merchants European sailing vessels of that time were much larger than Chinese treasure ships Chinese religion was polytheistic, while the central government at that time was strong

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  1. Imperial China during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 CE) could conceivably have started the

Scientific Revolution before Europe; its failure to do so might have resulted (at least in part) from

each of the following factors except:

  1. Chinese colleges were under Imperial control, not independently-chartered as in Europe
  2. military expenditures were diverted from ship-building to land-based armed forces
  3. foreign trade was dominated by the Imperial Navy, with no profit motive for merchants
  4. European sailing vessels of that time were much larger than Chinese treasure ships
  5. Chinese religion was polytheistic, while the central government at that time was strong

 

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