Why Did the Shang Dynasty Have Unprecedented Dominance Over Its

question 50

Multiple Choice

Why did the Shang dynasty have unprecedented dominance over its neighbors?

• A) its superior irrigation techniques, which gave it a secure food supply
• B) its invention of a writing system that made its bureaucracy far more effective
• C) its access to copper and tin and the technology to produce bronze from them
• D) its adoption of the chariot, which gave it strong military advantages

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