In the 15th century, China stopped trading with other areas of the world and became increasingly isolated. Which of these demonstrates that this action was the result of China's fear of cultural change?

China took this action at the demand of Confucian scholars who were tired of barbarian contact.

Explanation:

What demonstrates that the China Isolation resulted from China's fear of cultural change is that "China took this action at the demand of Confucian scholars who were tired of barbarian contact."

The above statement is valid because, during this period, the Confucian scholars who were highly regarded considered the interactions with other people from other regions such as the Middle East and Europe to be savage and barbarians whose integration into their lifestyle or trading activities may corrupt their culture and ways of life.

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