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It is probably more nearly correct to state that the Northern states offered more fertile soil for industrialization to grow and prosper than the South. The comments above about slavery are misstated. The Southern economy was indeed agrarian and dependent upon slave labor; however the reason for this is was that the economy in that portion of the country consisted of large scale plantations of staple crops, primarily cotton. It is manifestly incorrect to state...
Well the Tang made China's government stronger. They went back to using the civil service examinations for choosing government officials. Government officials could no longer use family connections to get them jobs. They also gave land to farmers and brought back order to the countryside. The effects helped China rebuild itself, offering better standers of living to its people.