The benefices given by Charles Martel to landed aristocracy illustrate which challenge faced by medieval rulers?
A. developing loyalty without giving away too much power
B. building an army without a stable tax base
C. developing farmland with unsophisticated technology
D. confronting the rising political power of the Catholic Church
Answer: A
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a. pursuing wealth and material rewards. b. eating forbidden food and drinking forbidden beverages. c. overtaxing their citizens. d. fighting unnecessary wars.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.Today, 90% of those who began using heroin in the last decade are White, and about half are women. 2.The average model, dancer, or actress today weighs less and looks thinner than 95% of the female population in the United States. 3.Women of color are often held to White standards of beauty. 4.One review found that about 80% of people with anorexia fully recover from their disorder. 5.Studies consistently show that male therapists are more biased than are female therapists.
The Compromise of 1850 allowed for the admission of California
A. with the agreement that there would be no additional states added for ten years. B. as a free state, along with Utah and New Mexico as slave states. C. as a slave state. D. along with an agreement to construct a transcontinental railroad. E. along with a strengthened fugitive slave law.
The doctrines of Protestant leader John Calvin
A) appealed only to the poorest and most oppressed peoples of Europe. B) offered a system for both self-discipline and social control. C) emphasized the need for a hierarchical church structure. D) denied hope of salvation to most believers.