Which of the Following Stemmed from Empress Wu's Attempts to Secure

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following stemmed from Empress Wu's attempts to secure her rule?

• A) She expanded the military and recruited her administrators from the civil examination candidates.
• B) She ordered scholars to write epic poems comparing her to military heroes from the past.
• C) She destroyed the Confucian schools because they taught that women should be subordinate to men.
• D) She sought to ban Buddhism from China because Buddhist monks rejected her authority.

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