What characteristic most marked patrilineages in South China during the Imperial Han era?

a. They functioned as political kingdoms while matrilineages created centers of domestic authority.
b. ?Because they were patrilineages they only involved men and their sons.
c. ?They were highly localized and incorporated only agrarian families.
d. They formed into lineage organizations that functioned like corporations.


ANSWER:
d

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