Recent scholarship has shown that China's economy:
a. Was closed off from the West and was draining the West of its silver.
b. Was suffering from excessive adherence to a blend protectionism and mercantilism.
c. Was supporting much of the interconnected Eurasian commercial system.
d. Was benefitting from a huge trade imbalance with Europe.
c. Was supporting much of the interconnected Eurasian commercial system.
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a. renouncing luxuries b. loving fasting c. avoiding self-conceit d. relieving the poor e. all of the above
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a. Had five military coups b. Doubled its population c. Won the World Cup five times d. Doubled its GNP e. Doubled its military spending
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