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← HistoryWhich outcome during the early Han Dynasty resulted from improved iron ploughshares?
A)Increased agricultural surplus production✓
B)Decreased soil erosion rates
C)Expansion of tributary trade networks
D)Advancement in textile manufacturing
💡 Explanation
Increased iron ploughshares provided deeper tilling and loosened soil, which enabled greater crop yields through improved aeration and nutrient access via soil turnover. Therefore, agricultural surplus increased rather than reduced soil erosion, which required different techniques.
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