The Tale of Genji written by Murasaki Shikibu around 1000 C.E. is famous
a. for its perfection of the Chinese model of stylized story-telling.
b. as the world's first novel with sophisticated delineation of individual characters.
c. for introducing Buddhist travel literature into Japan.
d. in its use of historical documents to narrate the rise and fall of the Yamoto Dynasty.
b
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act opened Indian territory to American settlers:
A) as slave territories. B) under the Wilmot Proviso. C) if they would agree to kill all Indians on sight. D) under the principle of popular sovereignty.
Despite the appearance of his beaming benevolence at Versailles, the “absolutist” rule of ____________ was a complex mixture of centralized and decentralized forces.
a. Peter I “the Great.” b. Louis XIV. c. Henry IV. d. Ferdinand II.
The main issue of John Quincy Adams's presidency was __________
A) forced relocation of Native Americans B) internal improvements C) foreign affairs D) tariffs E) the idea of a continental railroad
How did President Nixon go about bringing an end to the Vietnam War? What effect did his methods have on the war and on the American public mood?
What will be an ideal response?