What Was the Cause of the Deteriorating Condition of the Peasantry

Multiple Choice

What was the cause of the deteriorating condition of the peasantry in later Han China?

A) A lengthy drought that caused failure of the crops
B) The growth of slavery following the introduction of Buddhism
C) The growing power of the great landholders to tax leading to growing serfdom
D) Confucian acceptance of the enslavement of the small farmers