4 points “Emperor Zhengzong, being deeply concerned with agriculture, came to
know that the Champa rice was drought resistant and that the green
lentils of India were famous for their heavy yield and large seeds. Special
envoys, bringing precious things, were dispatched with a view to securing
these varieties When the first harvests were reaped in the autumn, the
emperor called his closest ministers to taste them and compose poems
for Champa rice and Indian green lentils."Shu Wenying, Buddhist monk,
China, eleventh century C. E. Which of the following made possible the
Chinese cultivation of the staple crops described in the passage? *
The creation of new forms of governance in China during the Song dynasty
The intensification of regional trade networks in East and South Asia
O
The diffusion of Buddhism into China
The creation of diasporic trade communities along the Silk Road