The Northern Song capital at Kaifeng was not
a. an administrative center.
b. a commercial center.
c. chosen for Chinese defense against steppe nomads.
d. within close proximity to the Grand Canal.
Question 2
The Chinese phrase xiao tianxia refers to
a. the idea of a small empire.
b. the idea of using the barbarians against each other.
c. the Neo-Confucian concept of innate human goodness.
d. none of the above