Here are the answers to the questions provided:
16. The Crusades increased trade between Europe and Asia.
- The Crusades facilitated increased interaction between Europe and Asia, leading to an expansion in trade routes and exchange of goods.
17. (Question is incomplete, please provide the question.)
18. Both Catholic and Protestant leaders made life difficult for European Jews.
- The timeline shows that both Catholic and Protestant leaders enacted measures against Jewish communities.
19. Advanced societies developed in Africa before Europeans colonized this region.
- Civilizations such as Ghana, Axum, Kush, and Mali were established long before European colonization.
20. Imports
- Goods brought into China are referred to as imports.
21. China
- China heavily influenced the development of a writing system in Medieval Japan.
22. Truth is only achievable through a process of inquiry and observation.
- This principle is a key characteristic of the Scientific Revolution.
23. True
- Footprints, bones, and tools indeed provided anthropologists with clues about prehistoric life.
24. True
- Merchants selling their goods outside their country are indeed exporting them.
25. False
- While Judaism has various teachings, a taboo against taxation is not generally recognized as one that helped it appeal to new followers.
26. Menes
- Menes is credited with uniting Upper and Lower Egypt.
27. True
- The statement accurately describes the governance structures of the Maya and Aztec civilizations.
28. False
- The Han dynasty emphasized the importance of a merit-based civil service, but disbanding a corrupt system in totality is misleading.
29. True
- Asoka's adherence to Buddhist principles did indeed influence his leadership and the culture of the Maurya empire.
30. True
- In feudal Japan, the shogun held the most power within the hierarchy.
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