Pretty fast you. 1. which dynasty began construction on a vast defensive feature that remains a symbol of chinese civilization today? a. han b. qin c. shang d. zhou 2. which factor contributed to the decline of the han empire? a. ambitious princes conscipted people to build the great wall. b. emperors spent too much money on roads and bridges. c. local military rulers amassed more power. d. tax cuts left the government weak and vulnerable.

1. Qin.

2. c. Local military rulers amassed more power.

Explanation:

The defensive feature that the passage refers to is the Great Wall of China. The oldest existing section of wall was built by the Qi dynasty, and it was started around 685 BC. Other dynasties continued the construction, such as the Wei, Zhao, Han, Yan and Zhongshan.

One of the factors that contributed to the decline of the Han empire was the fact that several local military rulers began amassing too much power. The empire was fragmented, and divided into three spheres of influence: that of Cao Cao, that of Sun Quan and that of Liu Bei.

the caste system in india is the paradigmatic ethnographic example of caste. it has origins in ancient india, and was transformed by various ruling elites in medieval, early-modern, and modern india, especially the mughal empire and the british raj.it is today the basis of educational and job reservations in india.it consists of two different concepts, varna and jati, which may be regarded as different levels of analysis of this system.

the caste system as it exists today is thought to be the result of developments during the collapse of the mughal era and the british colonial regime in india. the collapse of the mughal era saw the rise of powerful men who associated themselves with kings, priests and ascetics, affirming the regal and martial form of the caste ideal, and it also reshaped many apparently casteless social groups into differentiated caste communities.the british raj furthered this development, making rigid caste organisation a central mechanism of administration

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