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How did the Song dynasty survive despite military setbacks?
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Answer:
The Song dynasty helped survive military setbacks by encouraging innovation in technology and agriculture and supported an extensive trading system
Answer:
They encouraged innovation in technology and agriculture and supported an extensive trading system
Explanation:
Under the Song, the Chinese economy expanded because of improved farming methods and open border policy. The latter allowed a new type of faster-growing rice to be imported from Southeast Asia. Farmers were now able to produce two crops a year, one of rice and one of a cash crop to sell.
How did John Brown’s raid divide the Union even more?
Answer: It increased the tension between the northerners and the southerners.
Explanation: Even though the raid failed, it inflamed sectional tensions and raised the stakes for the 1860 presidential election. It made it impossible for the north and south to agree leading to the civil war.