  use the passage below to answer the question. in ancient china, civil servants were scholars who belonged to the most powerful and prestigious social class. initially local officials determined who could become civil servants, but during the han dynasty the testing of candidates was implemented. during the song dynasty, the imperial examination system was greatly expanded, and achievement on the exams became the primary criteria for determining placement as a civil servant. which of these resulted from the implementation of the examination system in ancient china? a. increased international trade b. less gender discrimination c. reduced government spending d. more social mobility

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d. more social mobility

In the Song Dynasty, many people from lower classes could become scholar-officials.

world war i began in 1914, after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. during the conflict, germany, austria-hungary, bulgaria and the ottoman empire (the central powers) fought against great britain, france, russia, italy, romania, japan and the united states (the allied powers). to new military technologies and the horrors of trench warfare, world war i saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. by the time the war was over and the allied powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

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he is known for discovering   the fossil of a female hominin australopithecine   known as "lucy" in the afar triangle region of hadar, ethiopia.

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