What were the main forces that undermined the power of the qing dynasty over the course of the nineteenth century?

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. and i live on, but in grief and self-contempt, left here without the light i loved so much, in a great tempest and with shrouds unkempt. no more love songs, then, i have done with such; my old skill now runs thin at each attempt, and tears are heard within the harp i touch. (lines 9-14) which of the lines, taken from the sestet shown above, is the volta?

The clergy comprised the wealthy first estate, with members of noble descent in particular having a great deal of power. what was the score of the clergy’s wealth

The area directly outside a city is called 1 rural 2 urban 3 suburban