One of the main reasons for the demise of the Tang Dynasty was its inability to effectively solve the problem of land distribution. Which of the following statements can serve as a valid explanation for this policy failure?
a. The increasing concentration of land in the hands of the rich and politically influential, coupled with rising food production, led to increasing pressure on the land distribution system.
b. The receipt of large, permanent land grants by government officials fundamentally strengthened the system but undermined the concept of the Mandate of Heaven.
c. Equality in land distribution was successfully maintained through the tax regulations of the central government.
d. Mongol invaders destroyed the Chinese government's bureaucratic infrastructure.
e. Empress Wu confiscated all land, distributing it to illiterate and unprepared peasants.
a
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A. Defense Business Board B. United States Access Board C. Military Intelligence Board D. War Production Board
Which of the following groups was disproportionately targeted by the Espionage Act and the Sedition Act?
a) socialists b) Progressives c) conservatives d) “irreconcilables”
Scholars have speculated that although the Maya were familiar with the wheel, they did not develop any practical use for it because
a. it was reserved for rituals. b. they feared its instability and speed. c. the heavily forested terrain was not suitable for wheels. d. wagons had not been invented to use with wheels. e. it could not be adjusted for warfare.