In order to build up their militaries, Chinese rulers during the first millennium B.C.E.
A. acknowledged the needs of farmers and laborers in order to compel them to take up military service.
B. conscripted foreign soldiers to swell their ranks.
C. forced farmers and poor laborers into military service.
D. allowed women to enter the military ranks.
Answer: A
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