Many of the early chinese literary works were destroyed by select one: a. mongol raids during the shang dynasty. b. the wreck of a ship carrying the emperor's personal library. c. order of the first qin emperor. d. the incompetence of the later zhou emperors. e. a major fire in the main zhou library.

Many of the early Chinese literary works were destroyed by the first Emperor of the Qin Dynasty.

Further Explanations:

Shang Dynasty of China is credited for the expansion of literature spanning for thousands of years. A characteristic of the literature was that it was composed in scripted form in the language known as classical Chinese language. The best works of the dynasty were the four classical novels.

Zhou dynasty emerged after the Shang Dynasty and before Qin Dynasty and is known to last for the longest span of time than any other empire. The empire is known for its great work in philosophy and religion. Some prominent philosophical and religious schools like Taoism and Confucian literature emerged during the period.

The demise of the Zhou dynasty led to the advent of the Qin Dynasty. The dynasty emerged as a very powerful opposition of the literature led by the two former dynasties. After annexation, the emperor ordered to destroy the literature and temples of China. He even ordered to reduce the number of schools in the kingdom. Volumes all over the empire were destroyed and Confucian teachers were killed.

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Answer Details

Grade: High school

Subject: History  

Chapter: Chinese literature

Keywords: Shang Dynasty, classical Chinese, language, Zhou dynasty, Qin Dynasty, philosophy, religion, Taoism, Confucian literature, Confucian teachers

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