through the marriage of Fujiwara daughters to emperors. It meant that the Fujiwara daughters were empresses, that their grandsons and nephews were emperors, and that members of their family, including its lesser branches, received all the patronage. Thus, the Fujiwara clan chieftain, whether he held office or not, could manipulate the reins of government.
Answer:
If the world were a body
Africa would be the eyes
Shining
In the knowledge of things that have been
Of life's truest tests and most intense beauty
If the world were a body
The western world would be the hands
With the capacity
Of an uplifting generosity
Together
These eyes of wisdom
And hands of generosity
Can create balance,
Peace