What Was the Purpose of Bride Shows

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Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of bride shows?

• A) To solicit a suitable wife for Emperor Constantine VI
• B) To create political alliances with non-Islamic countries through marriage
• C) To demonstrate the strength of Byzantine trade by showing luxurious bridal accessories
• D) To create a pool of socially suitable women for marriage within the civil aristocracy
• E) To stage massive marriage ceremonies and enhance the power of the patriarch

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