The Chinese gentry could be characterized as all of the following except
a. an intermediate layer between the elite bureaucracy above and the village below.
b. a rural elite much like English squires.
c. the same social class as magistrates.
d. absentee landlords whose lands were worked by sharecroppers.
b
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To deal with the economic conversion process at the end of World War II, Congress
A) created the Council of Economic Advisors to manage fluctuations in the economy. B) guaranteed the employment of wartime women workers. C) continued wage and price controls initiated during the war. D) extended the authority of the wartime Office of Price Administration for three years.
What was the driving force of decolonization of the non-Western world?
A) The growth of national pride and a sense of resentment at being controlled. B) The rapidly expanding and prosperous economies of Third World countries. C) The desire to accelerate the growth of Christianity in other countries. D) The desire to embrace communism and polarization in their countries. E) The sense of moral superiority that colonies developed after World War II.
One of the most popular forms of literature in the early Hellenistic Age was
a. mythology. b. epic tales of adventure. c. biographies of Alexander. d. travel literature. e. scientific texts.
The most important indigenous group in the Safavid Empire involved in long distance trade was the
a. Arabs b. Uzbeks c. Russians d. Persians e. Armenians