I believe the answer to be C. checks and balances
<span>In china, to which social class did merchants, government officials, landlords, and confucian scholars belong?<span>
</span>Answer: In china the social class from where the merchants, government officials, landlords and confucian scholars belong to was Gentry. This term was used for those people who belong to the upper class and who may be from nobility in position and birth.
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<span>Besides of traveling around the country to gain support as in today's election, one way in which candidates campaigned during this time was to launch anonymous and oftentimes vicious attacks against their opponents in local newspapers. </span><span />
The farmers built terraces and also grew their crops on top of the mountains and hills.