As ruler of China in the early Tang dynasty, Empress Wu
a. promoted scholar bureaucrats at the expense of older aristocratic officials.
b. succeeded in the conquest of Korea.
c. ordered the construction of the Grand Canal.
d. overthrew the Han dynasty.
a
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a. process of reincarnation. b. rituals performed by Brahmins. c. special communications with ancestors. d. special deities of the worshiper. e. spirits that inhabited trees, rocks, and other physical features.
Pinocchio's nose is an example of:
A) learning culture through proverbs B) learning culture through folktales, legends, and myths C) learning culture through art D) deceitfulness E) public shame
By the early 8th century, the Merovingian kings had grown weak, and power was concentrated in the hands of officials called
A) exarchate. B) knights. C) mayors of the palace. D) dukes. E) counts.
The British were finally forced out of Boston __________
A) when Washington acquired artillery from Fort Ticonderoga B) after an American fleet was able to stop British re-supply by sea C) with the arrival of American re-enforcements from Pennsylvania D) because a smallpox epidemic decimated the ranks of soldiers