The ____ was the basis of the Tang dynasty tax system
a. purohita
b. import duty
c. principal of progressive responsibilities
d. equal-field system
e. Tang Code
d
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What privileges did Arabs and descendants of the Prophet's own tribe enjoy after adopting Islam?
a. social privileges and a sense of belonging to an imperial elite b. land that was distributed to followers c. political positions within the realm d. education in reading and writing of the Arabic language
Which of the following was not one of the effects of emancipation on the black family in the years after the Civil War?
A) The majority became single-parent families as men left their wives and set out to seek their fortunes. B) Many blacks legalized marriages that had been formed under slavery. C) Black men often asserted themselves as heads of households. D) Black women withdrew from the work force to care for homes and family. E) Many blacks migrated from the countryside to towns and cities.
The fundamental criticism directed against the new popular mass media culture in the 1950s, by such social critics as David Riesman and William H. Whyte,Jr., was that
a. affluence tended to erode Americans' moral character. b. Americans had become affluent conformists unable to think for themselves. c. the wealth produced by the new mass economy was unevenly distributed. d. the open sexual displays of figures like Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe were morally dangerous. e. it did not reflect the cultural tastes and preferences of racial and ethnic minorities in America.
After the expulsion of Jews from Spain and Portugal at the end of the fifteenth century,
a. there was a Diaspora to eastern Europe. b. many emigrated to England. c. Switzerland offered haven regardless of religious persuasion. d. there were almost no Jews in western Europe. e. many Jews practiced their religion secretly in France.