Which of the Following Would Not Describe the Middle Kingdom

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would not describe the Middle Kingdom?

• A)Political stability for half a millennium.
• B)Increased trade with neighbors.
• C)Worsening conditions for poor laborers.
• D)A more "democratic" sense of who would be able to enjoy the afterlife.
• E)Development of the first real empire.

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