The Chinese word xian refers to
a. taxes on landownership.
b. administrative counties.
c. commanderies.
d. emperors.
B
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What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following does NOT characterize the cosmopolitan cities of the Abbasid caliphate?
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Which of the following is a Hindu notion that supported the idea of inherent inequality in the caste system?
a. That birth into a particular caste reflected the karma that the individual had earned in a previous life. b. That hope of rebirth into a higher caste rested on dharma in this life. c. Rebirth was a road to salvation. d. All of the above.
What form of theatrical entertainment drew the largest audiences in late-nineteenth-century America?
A) Vaudeville
B) Opera
C) Shakespearean comedy
D) Burlesque
E) Brass band concerts