What was the purpose of bride shows?
a. To solicit a suitable wife for Emperor Constantine VI.
b. To create political alliances with non-Islamic countries through marriage.
c. To demonstrate the strength of Byzantine trade by showing luxurious bridal accessories.
d. To create a pool of socially suitable women for marriage within the civil aristocracy.
e. To stage massive marriage ceremonies and enhance the power of the patriarch.
a
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A. differed sharply from arguments used for domestic economic affairs. B. included the belief that weak nations should be left room to develop. C. suggested that harmony among "races" depended on open markets and free trade. D. were created and first promoted by Charles Darwin himself. E. contended that all nations were engaged in a constant struggle to survive.
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A. Lyndon B. Johnson. B. Ronald Reagan. C. Richard Nixon. D. John Kennedy. E. Joseph McCarthy.
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A. forgo the traditional artisan system of mentorship for industrial productivity. B. exchange classical timetables of production for more craftsmanship. C. accept former slaves and women as equals on the factory floor. D. protect the environment.