Which of the following best describes Sir Edmund Andros?
a. He was a rigid and uncompromising Puritan.
b. He was a unifying force who inspired great loyalty.
c. He was a tyrannical leader who alienated almost everyone.
d. He was a fierce proponent of religious liberty.
c. He was a tyrannical leader who alienated almost everyone.
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What was primarily responsible for the centralization of the church during the twelfth century?
a. the diligent efforts of capable bishops b. an efficient and well-organized papal curia c. the influence of the monastic orders d. a series of autocratic but efficient popes e. weak kings and emperors throughout Europe
The astronomer who discovered spots on the sun and mountains on the moon and who empirically demonstrated the heliocentric theory was
a. Tycho Brahe. b. Johannes Kepler. c. Isaac Newton. d. Galileo Galilei. e. Nicholas Copernicus.
The term indulgence refers to
A) the forgiveness of original sin by the pope. B) the granting of a pass exempting one from entering purgatory. C) the finalization of the amount of time one spends in purgatory. D) a reduction in the time a person must spend in purgatory, issued by the pope. E) None of these
Thomas Jefferson had deep moral misgivings about slavery, but he could not envision any alternative to it
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.