In Spite of Being the Most Complex Culture in the World

question 56

Multiple Choice

In spite of being the most complex culture in the world, China did not expand outward because

• A)the Chinese religion forbade overseas ventures.
• B)it was conquered by the Europeans.
• C)it produced little that the outside world wanted.
• D)it was a self-contained system that believed it did not need the rest of the world.
• E)it was defeated by Europe in the 1400s.

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