How Was the Tribute System an Expression of the Chinese

question 1

Multiple Choice

How was the tribute system an expression of the Chinese view of themselves and their relationship to the world?

• A) The tribute system required non-Chinese to acknowledge Chinese superiority and their own subordinate place in a Chinese-centered world order.
• B) The tribute system was based on the assumptions that unity was a natural condition and that China was destined to rule the entire world.
• C) The tribute system maintained the racial purity of the Chinese people by prohibiting intermarriage between Chinese and non-Chinese peoples.
• D) The tribute system celebrated the multicultural diversity of the Chinese people and encouraged cultural borrowing.

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