With a Professional Army of More Than 1

question 62

Multiple Choice

With a professional army of more than 1.5 million men, the Song emperors:

• A) Found it easy to dominate the entirety of East and Central Asia.
• B) Nevertheless found it difficult to overpower invading nomadic groups.
• C) Ruined their economy paying out dividends and retirement benefits to veterans.
• D) Expanded into Jin territory and established a new capital at Kaifeng.