Michael Hoffman Suggested That the Massive Expenditure of Resources by Early

question 48

Multiple Choice

Michael Hoffman suggested that the massive expenditure of resources by early elites on luxury goods was a

• A) motor for trade.
• B) tribute to their leadership offered by the "ordinary people" of the society.
• C) way of consolidating power by forcing possible enemies to work for them.
• D) way of demonstrating the superior power of the rulers.

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