The Ming used culture to gain / consolidate power by… The Ottomans used politics to gain / consolidate power by…

The Ming Codes.

Conquest.

Explanation:

The Ming used culture to gain and consolidate power by using the Ming Code while on the other hand, the Ottomans used politics to gain or consolidate power through conquests. Ming code refers to the law codes that regulated all the major aspects of social affairs, political, economic and military of the empire. The Ottomans started conquests with neighbor empires in order to expand its empire and maintain power.

the real gdp increased by 4.1%

explanation:

might not be right, i think i'm correct, but i might be thinking of last quarter

peasants’ war, (1524–25) peasant uprising in germany inspired by changes brought by the reformation, peasants in western and southern germany invoked   divine law to demand agrarian rights and freedom from oppression by nobles and landlords. as the uprising spread, some peasant groups organized armies. although the revolt was supported huldrych zwingli and thomas müntzerits condemnation by martain luther contributed to its defeat, principally by the army of the swabian league. some 100,000 peasants were killed. reprisals and increased restrictions discouraged further attempts to improve the peasants’ plight.

i think it would be " a" i might be wrong tho