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12. Which statement best explains why Zhou power over China declined after several centuries?

a. Merchants developed greater wealth than Zhou emperors by adopting a money system.

b. Technological innovation led to more craftsmanship, reducing the need for the Zhou to trade.

c. Under the Zhou, feudal lords commanded much local loyalty.

d. Zhou rulers depended on the work of peasants to produce food for the empire.


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Answer:

c. Under the Zhou, feudal lords commanded much local loyalty.

Step-by-step explanation:

This was one of the main reasons why Zhou power decreased significantly over several centuries. The Zhou dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that preceded the Qin dynasty. One of the issues that this dynasty encountered was the fact that centralized power decreased severely. Towards the end of the period, known as the Warring States period, the Zhou court lost control over the individual states that made up China.

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