Question

many chinese began to resent mongol rule because few mongol leaders were interested in expanding the empire. mongol officials stole from the government treasury. the mongols would not allow the chinese to take government jobs. the mongols tried to abolish the practice of buddhism.

Explanation:

Under Mongol Yuan rule, the social hierarchy favored Mongols and other non-Chinese groups, barring most Chinese from high government positions. This exclusion from power and economic advancement was a key source of resentment among the Chinese population. The other options are incorrect: Mongols actively expanded their empire, there is no widespread record of them stealing from the treasury as a core grievance, and they did not try to abolish Buddhism (in fact, they patronized it).

Answer:

C. the Mongols would not allow the Chinese to take government jobs.