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From 1.2 The Chinese Tribute System: The Chinese tribute system made the ownership of what

two commodities from China "cool" or a status symbol?

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Answer:

letter of patent

seal of rank

Step-by-step explanation:

  • The concept of a tributary state was of great importance in East Asia, where the Chinese emperor considered himself the master of the entire civilized world.
  • The purchase of goods brought by foreign merchants was interpreted as paying a tribute, or acknowledging his authority and selling Chinese goods to a foreign country. markets interpreted as sales.
  • This circumvented the Confucian ban on trade.
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