Which of the following statements best defines the Chinese dynastic cycle?
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Chinese governments ruled based on the power of a single family
While at first militarily powerful, as a dynasty came to depend more on Confucian scholars than generals, it became weaker
militarily and would eventually fall to foreign invasion.
Chinese governments depended upon economic growth to sustain power, and as a the economy declined, based on cycles so too
did the dynasties.
Initially a Chinese government enjoyed prosperity and economic growth, but over time corruption, internal disasters, and external
invasions all eroded a dynasty's power and they will be replaced.
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