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Inflation became too high and made it challenging for people to keep their living standards.
Inflation became too high and made it challenging for people to keep their living standards.
People came to believe that the emperor was no longer blessed by the gods and should not rule.
People came to believe that the emperor was no longer blessed by the gods and should not rule.
A combination of internal and external forces weakened the Ming Dynasty over time.
A combination of internal and external forces weakened the Ming Dynasty over time.
The Ming empire was overwhelmed by attacks from outside countries and could not fight back.
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The statement that best interprets why the Ming Dynasty fell is:
A combination of internal and external forces weakened the Ming Dynasty over time.
This interpretation captures the complexity of the factors that contributed to the decline, including economic issues, corruption, peasant revolts, and pressures from external threats, rather than attributing the fall to a single cause.
