The Answer is A, because it was meant for everyone not just scribes and teachers and clerks, the chinese also used them with also influenced the japanese culture.
It seems that you have missed the necessary options for us to answer this question, so I had to look for it and here is the answer. The British government took control of the Suez Canal and Singapore during the 19th century for implementing a policy in order to <span>ensure safe passage on strategic waterways. Hope this helps.</span>
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The answer is D. All the above. :)