Question

Which of the following statements best interprets why the Ming Dynasty fell?(1 point)
Responses

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.

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.

The Ming empire was overwhelmed by attacks from outside countries and could not fight back.
The Ming empire was overwhelmed by attacks from outside countries and could not fight back.

People came to believe that the emperor was no longer blessed by the gods and should not rule.

Answer 1

A combination of internal and external forces weakened the Ming Dynasty over time.

This answer best captures the range of causes—corruption, fiscal crisis, peasant unrest, famines and rebellions internally, plus external pressure from the Manchus—leading to the dynasty's fall.