Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT a factor of decline in the Ming Empire?
A) Corruption and syphoning of tax collections.
B) Restoration of Confucianist ideals.
C) Food shortages due to a "mini ice age."
D) Decreased imports of silver from the Americas.
E) Disturbances along the northern frontier.
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