Which of the Following Enabled the Fostering and Maintenance of a Common

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following enabled the fostering and maintenance of a common Chinese identity during the first millennium BCE?

• A) A standardized written language
• B) A single dialect
• C) A shared lineage traced to a single village

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Definitions:

Mediated

The process by which something is transmitted or carried from one entity or place to another, often through an intervening agent.

Intermittent Pairing

The occasional association or combination of two or more different elements, especially in learning processes.

Classical Conditioning

An educational technique that pairs two stimuli together repeatedly; a response that at first occurs due to the second stimulus alone eventually results from the first stimulus.

Social Learning Theory

The theory emphasizing that learning occurs within a social context, and knowledge is acquired through observing others in the social environment.