The English Civil War of the mid-1600s resulted in the execution of ________ and then the dictatorship of ________.
A. Charles I; Charles II
B. Parliament; Oliver Cromwell
C. Parliament; Charles II
D. Charles I; Oliver Cromwell
Answer: D
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a. Philip declared war on Persia in revenge for an act by Persia 150 years earlier. b. Alexander the Great was a military genius and realized he could enrich Macedonia at the Persians’ expense. c. The Macedonians were in a state of famine and launched an invasion in the attempt to acquire good agricultural lands. d. There was wide suspicion that Alexander had murdered his father, and Alexander realized that he would not be tried for the crime during a time of war.
The goal of the Cynics seems to have been
A) world revolution. B) independence from social, moral, and cultural norms. C) civic virtue. D) mysticism. E) to enjoy a life of material wealth.
Gnostics are described as
A) the minority that believe God did not appoint guides for his followers. B) the possessors of knowledge. C) believing that Jewish tradition in not the guide to knowledge of God. D) having faith based upon the philosophical teachings of Plato. E) All of these
Who first described the "Renaissance Man"?
A. Machiavelli B. Castiglione C. Petrarch D. Lorenzo de' Medici E. Savonarola