Shang Yang and Han Feizi Hoped to Control China's Subjects

question 35

Multiple Choice

Shang Yang and Han Feizi hoped to control China's subjects

• A) through religious devotion.
• B) through ruthless strengthening and expansion of the state.
• C) by adhering to certain classic Confucian concepts such as ren and li.
• D) with a well-meaning government designed to bring out the inherent goodness of human beings.
• E) by building peasant support through democratic reforms.

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Flooded

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