In Terms of Its Relations with Neighboring Powers, the Song

question 90

Multiple Choice

In terms of its relations with neighboring powers, the Song

• A)met their ultimate demise at the hands of the Mongols.
• B)was able to maintain a permanent dominance over the Jin Dynasty of the Jurchens.
• C)reconquered the northern region controlled by the Uighurs.
• D)learned from the mistakes of the Tang and avoided a similar fate.
• E)conquered Japan, the first time that this had happened.

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