Implementing the meritocracy system made the Qin army the strongest in China because
a. only soldiers and officers from the royal family held positions of authority.
b. Qin soldiers were executed if their performance in battle was deemed dishonorable.
c. no man could advance in the military if he came from a dishonorable household.
d. a soldier's family was held accountable for his actions in battle.
e. soldiers were promoted on the basis of ability, not birth.
e
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A) Social Security (or Perkins) Act. B) National Labor Relations (or Wagner) Act. C) Agricultural Adjustment Administration. D) National Industrial Recovery Act.
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A) Their empire was already big enough. B) They were allied with the North. C) They were opposed to slavery. D) They had no military power.
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