The Golden Heian Era: The geomancers in 794 decided that Heian-kyo (modern Kyoto) would be an auspicious site for the imperial family. It was indeed — until 1869. Grants of tax-free land over the years had been made to Buddhist temples and members of the court aristocracy. The most powerful families thus carved out for themselves whole regions that were to become the fiefdoms of Japanese feudalism. By the end of the eighth century the clans had created a hierarchy of shiki, or rights, from the highest to the lowest ranks of society. The aristocrat or court patron lent his prestige to a powerful provincial proprietor, who employed a competent estate-manager to oversee smallholders, who in turn worked their farms with dependent laborers. This elaborate structure of interdependent rights and obligations was to serve Japanese society right into the 20th century. Meanwhile, Heian court life blossomed in an effusion of aesthetic expression. Princes and princesses judged the merits of birds, insects, flowers, roots, or seashells. Literary party games held in ornate palace gardens required each guest to compose a small poem as his wine cup floated toward him along a miniature winding channel of water. Expeditions were organized to the best viewing points for the first spring cherry blossoms, and special pavilions were built to watch the rising of the full moon. Every gesture, from the most banal opening of an umbrella to the sublimest act of lovemaking, had its appropriate ceremonial. Conversation often took the form of elegant exchanges of improvised verse. The changing role of Chinese culture in Japanese life was epitomized in the language itself. In the absence of an indigenous alphabet, Japanese scholars had with the greatest difficulty tried to adapt the complex ideograms of monosyllabic Chinese to the essentially polysyllabic Japanese. Thus developed the katakana system used as a vehicle for writing Buddhist names and concepts. After rival Fujiwara factions had been struggling for years to gain control of the imperial throne, they turned to the Taira and Minamoto armies in 1156 to wage the four-year war that heralded the end of the golden age of the Heian court. The Taira, controlling the region along the Inland Sea, defeated the Minamoto armies based in the Kanto province east of the capital. 

According to the above paragraph, the correct answer to the question "Which people were able to experience, for example, literary party games in ornate palace gardens and expeditions to the best places to see the first spring cherry blossoms?" is "Slaves"?

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Den Gyllene Heian-eran: Geomancerna år 794 bestämde att Heian-kyo (moderna Kyoto) skulle vara en lyckosam plats för den kejserliga familjen. Det var det verkligen — till 1869. Bidrag av skattefri mark hade genom åren gjorts till buddhistiska tempel och medlemmar av hovaristokratin. De mäktigaste familjerna ristade på så sätt ut åt sig hela regioner som skulle bli den japanska feodalismens fiefdom. I slutet av 700-talet hade klanerna skapat en hierarki av shiki, eller rättigheter, från de högsta till de lägsta leden i samhället. Aristokraten eller hovmecenaten lånade ut sin prestige till en mäktig provinsägare, som anställde en kompetent godsförvaltare för att övervaka småbrukare, som i sin tur arbetade sina gårdar med beroende arbetare. Denna genomarbetade struktur av ömsesidigt beroende rättigheter och skyldigheter var att tjäna det japanska samhället ända in på 1900-talet. Under tiden blommade Heian hovliv i en utgjutning av estetiskt uttryck. Prinsar och prinsessor bedömde fåglarnas, insekternas, blommornas, rötternas eller snäckskalens förtjänster. Litterära festspel som hölls i utsmyckade palatsträdgårdar krävde att varje gäst komponerade en liten dikt när hans vinkupa flöt mot honom längs en slingrande vattenkanal i miniatyr. Expeditioner organiserades till de bästa utsiktsplatserna för de första vårkörsbärsblommorna, och speciella paviljonger byggdes för att se på fullmånens uppgång. Varje gest, från den mest banala öppningen av ett paraply till den sublimaste älskogsgärning, hade sin lämpliga ceremoniell. Samtalet tog sig ofta uttryck i eleganta utbyten av improviserad vers. Den kinesiska kulturens föränderliga roll i det japanska livet var epitomiserad i själva språket. I avsaknad av ett inhemskt alfabet hade japanska lärda med största svårighet försökt anpassa de komplexa ideogram av monosyllabisk kinesiska till den i huvudsak polysyllabiska japanskan. Därmed utvecklades katakanasystemet som användes som vehikel för att skriva buddhistiska namn och begrepp. Efter att rivaliserande Fujiwara-fraktioner hade kämpat i åratal för att få kontroll över den kejserliga tronen vände de sig till Taira- och Minamotoarméerna 1156 för att föra det fyraåriga krig som förebådade slutet på Heians hovs guldålder. Taira, som kontrollerade regionen längs Inlandshavet, besegrade Minamotoarméerna med säte i Kantoprovinsen öster om huvudstaden. Det korrekta svaret på frågan "Vilka människor kunde uppleva till exempel litterära festspel i utsmyckade palatsträdgårdar och expeditioner till de bästa platserna för att se de första vårkörsbärsblommorna?" Är "Slaves"? ALTERNATIV: - nej - ja
The Golden Heian era: The Geomancs in 794 decided that Heian-kyo (modern Kyoto) would be a fortunate place for the imperial family. It really was — until 1869. Contributions of tax-free land had been made over the years to Buddhist temples and members of the Court aristocracy. The most powerful families thus carved out for themselves entire regions that would become the fiefdom of Japanese feudalism. By the late 7th century, the clans had created a hierarchy of Shiki, or rights, from the highest to the lowest ranks of society. The Aristocrat or court patron lent his prestige to a powerful provincial owner, who hired a competent estate manager to oversee small farmers, who in turn worked their farms with dependent workers. This elaborate structure of interdependent rights and obligations was to serve Japanese society right into the 20th century. Meanwhile, Heian bloomed court life in a effusion of aesthetic expression. Princes and princesses judged the merits of birds, insects, flowers, roots, or shells. Literary feasts held in ornate palace gardens required each guest to compose a small poem as his wine cup floated towards him along a winding miniature water channel. Expeditions were organized into the best viewpoints for the first spring cherry flowers, and special pavilions were built to look at the rise of the full moon. Each gesture, from the most banal opening of an umbrella to the sublimest act of lovemaking, had its appropriate ceremonial. The conversation often took the form of elegant exchanges of improvised verse. The changing role of Chinese culture in Japanese life was epitomized in the language itself. In the absence of a native alphabet, Japanese scholars had tried with the greatest difficulty to adapt the complex ideograms of monosyllabic Chinese to the essentially polysyllabic Japanese. Thus, the katakana system used as a vehicle was developed to write Buddhist names and concepts. After rival Fujiwara factions had struggled for years to gain control of the imperial throne, they turned to the Taira and Minamoto armies in 1156 to wage the four-year war that heralded the end of the golden age of Heian's court. Taira, who controlled the region along the Inland Sea, defeated the Minamoto armies based in Kanto Province east of the capital. The correct answer to the question "Which people could experience, for example, literary festivities in ornate palace gardens and expeditions to the best places to see the first spring cherry flowers?" Is "Slaves"? ALTERNATIVE: - no - yes
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