This term intelligentsia refers to
A) educated upper- and middle-class people employed in intellectual undertakings, such as scholars and scientists, distinct from the nobles and wealthy merchants.
B) general peasantry locked into subsistence farming.
C) nobles and wealthy merchants that ruled over the peasants with absolute authority.
D) landed gentry that controlled the farming and mineral wealth of the country in partnership with the peasant class.
E) a wise group of advisors to the nobles, who were responsible for the economy and foreign affairs.
A
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A) laid the foundation for a constitutional monarchy. B) resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions. C) reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power. D) confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent. E) stated that taxes could only be approved by the House of Lords, not the House of Commons.
The rule of the Qing was weakened by the
A. corrupt behavior of Heshen. B. Vietnam Rebellion. C. tsarist foreign policy toward Japan. D. recall and destruction of the fleet by Yongle. E. military take-over by Lord Macartney.
Members of the _________ class, drawn from the lower aristocracy and wealthier commoners, would become some of China's most famous thinkers, starting with Confucius.
a. Jia. b. Wang. c. Shi. d. Lu.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false