Question

question 5 of 10
how did yuan china contrast with khitan mongolia?
a. in yuan china, the mongolian rulers outlawed buddhism, whereas in khitan mongolia, they had promoted it.
b. in yuan china, the mongolian rulers lowered tax rates, whereas in khitan mongolia, they had raised them.
c. in yuan china, the mongolian rulers preferred literary chinese, whereas in khitan mongolia, they had preferred spoken chinese.
d. in yuan china, the mongolian rulers suspended the civil service exam, whereas in khitan mongolia, they had adopted it.

Explanation:

• Option A is incorrect: Yuan rulers promoted Buddhism, not outlawed it.
• Option B is incorrect: Yuan China had high tax burdens, while Khitan Mongolia's tax policies did not center on raising rates as a defining contrast.
• Option C is incorrect: Yuan rulers did not prefer literary Chinese; they favored Mongolian and other non-Chinese scripts, while Khitan had their own script, not a preference for spoken Chinese.
• Option D is correct: The Yuan dynasty suspended the traditional Chinese civil service exam for a period to prioritize Mongol and non-Chinese elites, while the Khitan Liao dynasty adopted the civil service exam system to integrate Chinese bureaucratic practices.

Answer:

D. In Yuan China, the Mongolian rulers suspended the civil service exam, whereas in Khitan Mongolia, they had adopted it.