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sarasara

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All of the following are true of politics in non-Western society EXCEPT
 
  A) A small elite controls access to the power and wealth.
  B) The ruling power tends to derive governmental power from pre-colonial monarchs.
  C) In general, one political party or the army controls public life.
  D) Large landholders dominate the countryside to intimidate the small farmers and laborers.
  E) The ruling power holds dictatorial power in most cases.

Question 2

Which of the following statements was NOT true of Gothic architecture?
 
  A) Churches were constructed in a completely new style, with arches, buttresses, space, and light.
  B) Most cathedrals became a physical means of teaching those who were illiterate.
  C) The great cathedrals usually took from 100 to 150 years to complete, which meant that multiple generations had to be dedicated to the process.
  D) Artists and craftsmen usually used the cathedrals to express their own personal faith.
  E) Towns often competed to see which of them could build the grandest cathedral.



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C





 

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