- A primary reason the Ottoman Empire in the 1400s and the British Empire in the 1800s were able to
expand their empires through conquest was because of
(1) a knowledge and command of advanced technologies
2) a rejection of democratic policies and practices
3) the development of religious and cultural reforms
4) an extended period of peaceful trade and commerce
expand their empires through conquest was because of
(1) a knowledge and command of advanced technologies
2) a rejection of democratic policies and practices
3) the development of religious and cultural reforms
4) an extended period of peaceful trade and commerce