Which of These Was Most Valued by Chinese Aristocrats

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of these was most valued by Chinese aristocrats?

• A) The use of the Silk Road during the Zhou Dynasty
• B) Trade and foreign empires, for highly prized fabrics and perfumes.
• C) Trade with their close neighbors
• D) Silk cultivation and silk-weaving
• E) The horses they obtained from Central Asian nomads

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