With the Increase in Trade and Urban Activities During the Tang

question 10

Multiple Choice

With the increase in trade and urban activities during the Tang and Song eras,

• A) the rural population declined.
• B) a landed gentry class assumed a position of social and economic dominance.
• C) the social stagnation of the population became institutionalized.
• D) the scholar-gentry provided considerable financial support to Christians.
• E) most of the population resided in urban areas.

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