What do the Xiongnu, the Uighurs, the Khitan, and the Jurchen have in common?
a. All four established nomadic empires to the north of China.
b. All four were highly antagonistic toward China.
c. All four were able to gain large amounts of valuable goods from China, often as thinly disguised "protection money" that kept them from attacking China.
d. a and c only
Ans: d. a and c only
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