The Merovingian kings had become so politically insignificant by the early eighth century that
a. They had to bribe people to serve in their army.
b. They would use civil wars to fight for the title.
c. The most successful warrior would earn the title based on his combat skills.
d. Noble families would choose from among the pool of candidates in the dynasty.
e. The Frankish kingdoms fragmented and held no political order.
d
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a. distant and removed from the affairs of humankind. b. frightening and greedy for harsh sacrifices. c. superhuman and immortal, but otherwise anthropomorphic. d. role models of wisdom and morality. e. purely fictitious, as the Greeks relied on natural philosophy.
Nara and Heian were modeled on the city of
The slave family lacked legal marriage. Nevertheless, the "________" consistently emerged as the dominant kinship model among African Americans.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In early China, it was believed that the universe was divided between two primary forces,
A. the sun as the yang and the moon as the yin. B. the sun as the yin and the moon as the yang. C. the sun as the tin and the moon as the tang. D. the sun as the tang and the moon as the tin. E. heaven as the qing and earth as the ming.