As Prosperity and Population Increased in Song China, Chinese Officials

question 45

Multiple Choice

As prosperity and population increased in Song China, Chinese officials

• A)invented birth control methods to control population growth.
• B)suppressed personal freedom and wealth.
• C)sent people to fight wars in foreign lands as a population release valve.
• D)developed water management, waste management, and firefighting techniques.
• E)began to expand China's territory and settle people in the newly acquired lands.

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Definitions:

Natural Selection Pressures

Forces in the environment that influence the survival and reproductive success of organisms, leading to the evolution of traits that are better adapted to their environment.

Environmental Pressures

External factors or stimuli that can affect an individual's behavior, decisions, or psychological state.

Gender-role Socialization

The process through which individuals learn the behaviors, attitudes, and expectations typically associated with their assigned gender from societal norms, cultural practices, and family upbringing.

Parents

Adults who have a child or children, including biological, adoptive, step, and foster roles, responsible for supporting and raising their offspring.