Which of the following is true of castles built during the early Middle Ages?
A. They were constructed mainly out of stone.
B. They were built by peasants to house their families.
C. They were places of refuge for nobles and peasants in time of war.
D. They were difficult to destroy by fire, and therefore many survive to this day.

Look at the painting the lictors bring to brutus the bodies of his sons by jacques-louis david (1789). the most likely message this painting sends to french citizens is that one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve france. loyalty to one’s country stops short of sacrificing one’s own children. brutality is an integral part of revolution and the reign of terror. no one is immune to death, not even the leaders of the revolution.