The exercise of state power in the fourth pillar and seventh pillar edicts is described in familial terms, using metaphors of child care and parental obedience. How do such descriptions of obedience have particular relevance in a multicultural empire?

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.