The tributary system was a practice in which
a. the emperor traveled to foreign countries to pledge his allegiance to them.
b. independent countries acknowledged the supremacy of the Chinese emperor.
c. the emperor made an annual trip down the Grand Canal.
d. the emperor made a pilgrimage to please the gods and the ancient ancestors.
e. China built new canals for transportation and irrigation.
ANSWER:
b
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