The growth in importance of the nobility in Old Kingdom Egypt was a problem because
a. it signified a decrease in the importance of the pharaoh.
b. its members were exempt from taxes, leaving the burden on free citizens.
c. the priestly castes were jealous of the influence of its members on the pharaoh.
d. its members demanded special benefits and trade rights.
e. its members raised armed revolts and overthrew pharaohs they didn't like.
a
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A) incumbent B) past C) current D) none of the above
Richard Nixon was selected as Dwight Eisenhower's vice-presidential running mate in 1952 to attract the support of
a. isolationists. b. liberal Republicans. c. hard-line anticommunists. d. conservative Democrats. e. southern Republicans.
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