Sima Qian was the first Chinese historian to
a. write a history of the common people.
b. devote a considerable portion of his work to people living outside of China.
c. document the activities of kings and warriors.
d. write down his history on paper.
e. gain a great fortune from his efforts.
b
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a. Lima. b. Santiago de Chile. c. São Paulo. d. Cartagena.
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a. Frederick W. Taylor. b. Horace Kallen. c. H. L. Mencken. d. John T. Scopes. e. Ransom E. Olds.