Qianlong abdicated his throne because he
a. was in danger from court intrigues.
b. was captured by former Ming supporters.
c. was overthrown by his son.
d. wanted to spend the remainder of his years in a Buddhist temple.
e. did not want to exceed the reign years of his grandfather Kangxi.
Question 2
After the sixteenth century, Japan was marked by
a. a degree of isolationism.
b. its status as a tributary of any nation.
c. refusal to become an empire-building nation.
d. independence from any foreign power.
e. its own distinctive political, economic, and cultural systems.
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