A. the conflicts between the peasants and the landed aristocrats B. the foreign residents C. slaves D. the newly emerging middle class in the sixth century 参考答案:D 答案解析:[试题分析] 本题要求考生在略读后再精读相关段落和细节。 [详细解答] 首先找到出现了公元前6世纪的那一段即第二段,其中提到当中层阶级的商人和技工成长起来时.贵族们的权力逐渐被削弱了。从这一细节