According to the essay "Inequality as a Social Norm," the caste system that developed in south Asia was________ in the context of contemporary social systems

A) an anomaly
B) typical
C) an extreme case
D) was relatively egalitarian


C

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Which Roman commander finally defeated Hannibal in the Second Punic War?

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The periods of the Former Han dynasty and the Latter Han dynasty were separated by:

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A) Advances in the "pure" mathematical field of information theory B) The market to cultivate these types of high-end products C) The "pure" science of semiconductor physics D) The capital to invest in the creation of what was once purely theoretical E) Advances in the "pure" mathematical field of information theory and the "pure" science of semiconductor physics

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