In order to enhance its authority over the general population including the peasants, the shogunate relied upon
A. force and intimidation by samurai warriors.
B. high taxes.
C. Confucian maxims.
D. cheap food and entertainment.
E. restoring the emperor to power.
Answer: C
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a. the prolonged isolation of the Americas from the rest of the world. b. the superiority of European civilizations. c. the warlike savagery of the Europeans. d. the passivity of Native Americans. e. the success of the priests in converting them to Christianity.
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