The Growing Class of Aristocrats at the End of the Dark

question 51

Multiple Choice

The growing class of aristocrats at the end of the Dark Age made their wealth by:

• A) heavy taxation of the temples.
• B) engaging in trade and commercial enterprises.
• C) conquest and colonization.
• D) exploiting the discovery of new silver mines in the highlands.
• E) piracy and plundering the peasant class.

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