The Khazars' Capital Became a Crossroads for Trade and Cultural

question 15

Multiple Choice

The Khazars' capital became a crossroads for trade and cultural exchange, demonstrated in 861 by

• A) the reigning Khazar khan abruptly converting to Judaism
• B) the adoption of the Christian Gospels as the legal code of the Khazars
• C) the khan opened the city to residents of all religions
• D) the khan gave Khazar citizenship to all residents of the capital, regardless of origin or religion

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Plant Cells

Basic units of life in organisms of the kingdom Plantae, characterized by a rigid cell wall, chloroplasts, and central vacuoles.

Cyclins

Regulatory proteins whose levels oscillate during the cell cycle; cyclins associate with cyclin-dependent kinases to form cyclin-Cdk complexes.

Cdks

Cyclin-dependent kinases, enzymes that regulate the cell cycle through phosphorylation of target proteins.

Anaphase-Promoting Complex

A multiprotein complex that regulates the progression of the cell cycle by triggering the transition from metaphase to anaphase in mitosis and meiosis.