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MARIA, COUNTESS OF BÉARN,* ACCOMPANIED BY SEVEN OF HER MALE COURTIERS, SWEARS HOMAGE TO HER OVERLORD, KING ALFONSO II OF ARAGON, ILLUSTRATION IN A MANUSCRIPT PRODUCED FOR THE ROYAL COURT OF ARAGON CIRCA 1175 C.E. Archivo de la Corona de Aragon, Barcelona, Spain Mithra-Index/Bridgeman Images. *The lordship of Béarn was located in present-day southwestern France. The image most directly illustrates which of the following features of the political development of medieval Europe?

 Which of the following is an accurate statement concerning the Protestant movement in Europe?

Zhu Seng Du came from an intellectual family in South China. He lived with his mother and was a dutiful son. He later proposed to a woman from the respected Yang family. Before the marriage was set, however, his fiancée’s mother and father died and soon after Du’s mother died as well. Realizing the transience of this world, Du left everything behind and entered a monastic order. His fiancée realized that there was no place in society for a woman like her. So, she wrote to Du and said ‘The ancestral temples should not be abandoned as you have done. Moreover, considering the teaching of Confucian society, you should abandon your lofty religious ideals and make a name for yourself in the world. Through your success you would glorify the spirits of your ancestors and bring comfort to those close to you.’ Du responded ‘Serving the ruler cannot be compared to pursuing the path of Buddhism for the benefit of all people. Serving one’s parents cannot be compared to seeking perfection for the sake of all beings in the universe. I have chosen the path of the Buddha. Dear one, let this be our last goodbye. The student of the dharma must learn to cast away his attachments to this world.’” –The Lives of Eminent Monks, a collection of Buddhist biographies, China, sixth century C.E. Which of the following is a correct conclusion about the status and roles of women in China during the postclassical period?

TYPICAL SAILING ROUTES AND SCHEDULES OF OMANI MERCHANTS TRAVELING TO EAST AFRICA AND CHINA FROM MUSCAT, CIRCA 1400 C.E. Based on the maps and your knowledge of world history, which of the following best describes the effect of the spread of Islam on Indian Ocean trade?

Questions 58-60 refer to the following passage We knew not whether we were in heaven or on earth. For on earth there is no such splendor or such beauty, and we are at a loss how to describe it…We know only that God dwells there among men, and their service is fairer than the ceremonies of other nations. For we cannot forget that beauty.                                 –Rus advisors to Prince Vladimir describing the Hagia Sophia The passage above supports which of the following statements?

Who sparked the Protestant Reformation with his actions in 1517?

What does Soli Deo Gloria mean?

One of the things that struck me most in Peru was its great, splendid highways, and I wondered how many men it must have required to build them and what tools and instruments were used to level the mountains and cut through the rock to make them as broad and good as they are. It seems to me that if the king of Spain wanted to build a highway from Quito to Cuzco, I do not think that he could do it even with all of his power unless he followed the method that the Inca employed. When an Inca king decided to build one of these highways, all he needed to do was give the command. Then, the inspectors would go through the provinces, laying out the highway’s route and assigning Indians to help build the road. In this way, the road was built in a short time from one boundary of the kingdom to the other. The Inca rulers built many of these roads and were so full of pride that when one ruler died, his heir would build his road larger and broader if he intended to set out on a conquest. –Pedro Cieza de León, Spanish soldier and historian, Chronicles of Peru, 1553 Which of the following pieces of evidence most strongly supports the author’s arguments about the quality of the highways described in the passage?

Which of the following savings vehicles is free of state and local income taxes?

Situations in which agreements lack consideration include those involving a preexisting duty.