What were the factors, internal and external, which affected the Church, and resulted in a decline of prestige and a loss of power by the beginning of the fifteenth century?
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A) Vietnam B) India C) Japan D) Indonesia
By the sixth century BCE maharajas:
a. Wielded power that was seen as both secular and divine. b. Were forced to subordinate to the priests of the Vedic tradition. c. Forbade the ritual sacrifice of horses. d. Yielded power to republics like the Vajjian Confederacy.
Powhatan extended aid to the Jamestown settlers because
a. they achieved a quick and decisive victory over his warriors. b. he believed they were divine beings. c. their weapons could help him consolidate his power over other tribes in the region. d. the Algonquian religion taught the brotherhood of all people.
The weakness of the Qing dynasty in the nineteenth century allowed Europeans
a. generous concessions for trade and local taxation without government interference. b. huge profits with almost no financial benefit to the Chinese government. c. naval bases and railroad outlets in China. d. imposition of Christian missionaries despite Chinese reluctance. e. All of these.