Eleanor of Aquitaine and her daughter Marie, countess of Champagne, established Poitiers as a __________.
A. center of secular culture that celebrated art
B. refuge for the wounded from the Crusades
C. college for the education of young ladies
D. castle to defend against Norman invasion
Answer: A
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