Question

directions: read each document carefully, annotate (3 side notes per document) and answer the questions that follow. also complete the sentence starter to explain your answer choice.
base your answers to questions 1 and 2 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies.
in the very heart of tokyo sits the imperial palace, site of the colossal moat with ramparts that dwarf anything seen in eur the last fragments of one of the worlds most imposing seve across the globe in france, louis xivs palace and gardens impression of artificial mastery of nature and society. miles decorated with fountains and statuary surround a palace ki with the entire ensemble of town, palace, and park orienting focal point: the sun kings bedroom. each complex symboli evokes brings to mind the tokugawa rule by status, which who were themselves forced to spend alternate years in ed domains, lived administratively and spatially segregated subjects, all ranged in a pattern of residential sectors spirali similar fashion, bespeaks indicates the domestication of th cage,\ where they scrambled for favors while the sun king deprived them of their independence....

• william beik, \louis xiv and the cities,\ edo and paris: urban life and the state in the early modern era, cornell university press, 1994

1.based on this passage, one way the castle at edo and the palace at versailles are similar is that both
(1) became symbols of power and wealth
(2) developed into monastic centers of learning
(3) were meant to provide protection and prevent attacks
(4) served as monuments to the military
the answer is 1 because the text says each complex symbolizes a system of power and their descriptions imply wealth.

1. which claim can best be supported by this passage?

(1) the more independent the nobles were the higher their status.
(2) nobles maintained their authority by remaining isolated.
(3) rulers controlled their nobles by influencing where they lived.
(4) spending time in segregated sectors guaranteed nobles the support of their ruler.
the answer is because
base your answers to questions 3 and 4 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social

Explanation:

For question 2, the passage mentions that nobles were forced to spend alternate years in Edo domains, lived administratively and spatially segregated, and scrambled for favors while the ruler (like the Sun King) deprived them of independence. This implies that rulers controlled nobles by influencing their living arrangements.

Answer:

For question 2, the answer is (3) because the text shows rulers influenced noble living places to control them.