The monasteries of the Merovingian era
a. spread throughout Europe from the Mediterranean.
b. were not important in spreading Christianity among the Germanic tribes.
c. were usually destroyed by war-bands who mistrusted Christianity and the monks.
d. were primarily interested in acquiring land.
e. consisted of untrained and illiterate Merovingian monks.
a
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a. Kangxi b. Qianlong c. Koxinga d. Yongzheng
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A) abandon their traditional religious customs B) reject European influences and revive traditional beliefs C) encourage trade with the American colonists D) consume greater quantities of alcohol during religious ceremonies
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A: a US attorney and eventually sat on supreme court B: mayor of Detroit and eventually governor of michigan C: supportive of organized labor so much that he was made honorary president of the Detroit federation of labor D: all of the above