Chang'an can best be described as

a. a major trading outpost along the silk road.
b. china's leading agricultural region.
c. a flourishing cultural and commercial center.
d. a small but organized government center.

the real answer is b

“the iliad” (gr: “iliás”) is an epic poem by the ancient greek poet homer, which recounts some of the significant events of the final weeks of the trojan war and the greek siege of the city of troy (which was also known as ilion, ilios or ilium in ancient times).

it should be a. song dynasty’s civil service examination system created an administrative bureaucracy manned by the landed aristocracy.