The maintenance of transportation and communication networks, the distribution of land according to the equal-field system, and the reliance on a bureaucracy of merit are all reasons which of the following dynasties succeeded?
a. Shang
b. Zhou
c. Sui
d. Tang
The maintenance of transportation and communication networks, the distribution of land according to the equal-field system, and the reliance on a bureaucracy of merit are all reasons that the "D. Tang" dynasty succeeded, since this allowed them to be highly competitive in a variety of markets.