Which of the following was true about Shang government?
a. The government was ruled by a king so powerful that he needed only a handful of officials to administer all of China.
b. The king had an army of two million soldiers to help him govern.
c. The territorial divisions of the empire were under the control of subordinate rulers who came from the Japanese islands.
d. The king was viewed as an intermediary between heaven and earth.
e. The local chieftains were responsible for defending the empire.
d
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