Question

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in the very heart of tokyo sits the imperial palace, site of the former edo castle. inside a colossal moat with ramparts that dwarf anything seen in europe, vast open spaces enclose the last fragments of one of the worlds most imposing seventeenth - century monuments. across the globe in france, louis xiv and the gardens of versailles form a similar impression of artificial mastery of nature and society. miles of formal gardens punctuated decorated with fountains and statuary surround a palace known for its cold magnificence, with the entire ornate town, palace, and park orienting itself around a single, central focal point: the sun kings bedroom. each complex symbolizes a system of power. edo evokes brings to mind the tokugawa rule by statute, which decreed that the daimyo lords, who were themselves forced to spend alternate years in edo away from their regional domains, lived administratively and spatially segregated from the various other categories of subjects, all ranged in a pattern of residential sectors spiraling around the castle. versailles, in similar fashion, bespeaks indicates the domestication of the french aristocracy in a “gilded cage,” where they scrambled for favors while the sun king undermined their authority and deprived them of their independence.

• william beik, “louis xiv and the crisis,” edo and paris: urban life and the state in the early modern era, cornell university press, 1986

1. based on this passage, one way the castle at edo and the palace at versailles are similar is that both
2. became symbols of power and wealth.
3. developed into monastic centers of learning.
4. were meant to provide protection and prevent attacks.
5. served as monuments to the military.
6. which claim can best be supported by this passage?
7. the more independent the nobles were the higher their status.
8. nobles maintained their authority by remaining isolated.
9. rulers controlled their nobles by influencing where they lived.
10. spending time in segregated sectors guaranteed nobles the support of their ruler.

Explanation:

For question 9, the passage mentions that each complex (Edo Castle and Palace of Versailles) symbolizes a system of power, indicating they became symbols of power and wealth. For question 10, the passage states that the Tokugawa shogunate forced daimyo lords to spend alternate - years in Edo away from their regional domains and that Louis XIV undermined the authority of French aristocracy by influencing where they lived, showing rulers controlled their nobles by influencing their living locations.

Answer:

1. 1) Became symbols of power and wealth
2. 3) Rulers controlled their nobles by influencing where they lived