Which statement applies to scholars devoted to Hermeticism?
a. They believed that the world was a very recent creation still imperfect.
b. They credited the devil with control over the dark secrets of nature.
c. They saw the world as a living embodiment of divinity where humans could use mathematics and magic to dominate nature.
d. They retreated from study of the natural world to concentrate on mastery of theories of magic.
e. They believed that in the future human beings would become gods.
c
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
__________ instituted a major persecution of Christians around 250 C.E.
A. Caligula B. Decius C. Hadrian D. Heraclius
Why was the Third Estate the most diverse of the three making up the Estates General?
a) A catchall of the non-noble and non-clerical population, the Third Estate included everyone from wealthy merchants to the poorest peasants. b) The Third Estate included people from both the clergy and the nobility. Consider This: The Third Estate expected more change from meetings of the Estates General than did the other two estates. See 6.5: Narrative: Poets and Peasants. c) The Third Estate never cared about the background of its membership, allowing both aristocrats and commoners to apply for admittance. Consider This: The Third Estate expected more change from meetings of the Estates General than did the other two estates. See 6.5: Narrative: Poets and Peasants. d) The Third Estate consisted of 50 percent of the population, leaving the other half of the population to be split between the first and second estates. Consider This: The Third Estate expected more change from meetings of the Estates General than did the other two estates. See 6.5: Narrative: Poets and Peasants.
What was the main deterrent to a French dream of a vast American empire?
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