To what did medieval urban society devote most of its surplus resources?
a. The salaries of more numerous royal officials
b. The purchase of modern weaponry by kings for expanded royal armies
c. The construction of castles and churches reflecting its basic preoccupations, warfare and God
d. New church taxes going directly to the pope in Rome
e. Revolutionizing agricultural production patterns
c
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Of the three philosophies competing for attention in medieval China,
A. Manichaeanism had the largest following. B. Confucianism triumphed because it adhered to the Chinese social need to support the concepts of hard work and filial piety. C. Buddhism prevailed because of its divine visions. D. Daoism triumphed because of its philosophical underpinnings. E. neither Buddhism nor Daoism ever offered an alternative to restrictive Confucian theology.
All of the following contributed to the economic recession of the early 1970s except
A) ?Government spending on the Great Society programs and the Vietnam War B) ?Declining worker productivity C) ?Rapidly escalating influx of immigrants D) ?Soaring energy costs E) ?Rising global competition
Half the members of the National Assembly were made up of
A) members of the Third Estate. B) members of the Second Estate. C) members of the First Estate. D) government officials. E) journalists and writers.
In 1879, Germany and Austria made a secret treaty in which they agreed they would __________.
A. remain neutral in each other's affairs B. not attack each other C. provide military assistance to each other if Russia attacked either of them D. provide military assistance to each other if any country attacked them