Problems arising during the Heian period in Japan include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. The effectiveness of political organization in the outlying area diminished as power was absorbed by the capital.
b. Although supported by the elite, rapid social change was unwelcome to peasants, artisans, and merchants.
c. The bureaucracy weakened as the rural uji began reasserting power.
d. Revenues dropped to dangerous levels as much of the land, such as elite clan estates and Buddhist monasteries, became tax exempt.
a. The effectiveness of political organization in the outlying area diminished as power was absorbed by the capital.
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