Which of the following statements about the Pharisees is FALSE?
a. The Pharisees believed in an afterlife, a late belief probably imported from Persia.
b. Like the Sadducees, the Pharisees believed in a strict interpretation of the Mosaic Law.
c. The Pharisees gave authority to an oral tradition, an "oral Torah."
d. All later forms of Judaism developed from the Pharisees.
e. The Pharisees shared an emphasis on prophetic ideals with Jesus.
b
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The revival meeting held at Cane Ridge in Bourbon, Kentucky in August 1801 illustrated
A) that the Second Great Awakening also had a major influence on mainline Protestant dominations such as the Episcopal and Congregationalist churches. B) the exponential growth and highly emotional nature of the religious conversions that occurred during these revival meetings associated with the Second Great Awakening. C) that these revival meeting were not led by ministers preaching to Christian attendees but to laypersons who came to renounce their old, sinful lives. D) that revival meetings were largely segregated affairs in which blacks and whites did not attend the same meeting.
Romantic writers believed that __________ was the primary means for understanding the world.
A. imagination B. reason C. faith D. ancient scholarship
How did the early Mesopotamians improve the wheel?
a. They made wheels from lighter metal. b. They made wheels from heavier wood. c. Spokes were added. d. Wheels were lined with leather. e. Special animal fat was used to reduce friction.
Who began the practice of replacing high-ranking members of the executive branch when a new president takes office?
a. James Monroe b. Andrew Jackson c. Martin Van Buren d. John Quincy Adams