Mark the statement if it describes a method kings and queens of northern europe used to gain power. a. they bribed their rivals with land. b. they threatened their rivals with war. c. they executed their rivals by cutting off their heads. d. they challenged their rivals in olympic competitions. e. they married royalty from other powerful lands.

Which one of the following was not a reason for the emergence of the single-family peasant farm as the basic unit of agricultural production in the early middle ages? select one: a. the mounted soldier made warfare expensive, so many warriors became full-time farmers. b. the declining birthrate made it necessary for entire families to work in agricultural production. c. horses made it easier, although more expensive, for farmers to support themselves. d. it was more economically feasible for landowners to rent their land to farmers. e. villa owners could no longer purchase slaves.