The Tang Empire declined when
a. earthquakes and tidal waves destroyed coastal cities.
b. plague swept the capital.
c. the Grand Canal silted up and the government couldn't afford to dredge it.
d. political decay and military decline undermined the social order.
e. the Yellow River flooded and destroyed all of the good farmland.
ANSWER:
d
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