Who wrote the City of God in 427 to defend Christians against accusations of civic weakness?
a. St. Benedict
b. St. Peter
c. St. Augustine
d. St. Paul
e. St. Hypatia
c
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Which of the following helps explain why many people regarded the government formed under the Articles of Confederation as powerless?
a. The Articles did not provide for a judiciary. b. The congress’s jurisdiction was limited to the District of Columbia. c. The Articles denied the congress the power of taxation. d. Each state had absolute veto power over any measure passed by the congress.
Executive Order 8022 was passed by President
a) Truman. b) Franklin D. Roosevelt. c) Eisenhower. d) Lyndon Johnson. e) Wilson.
The authors of the textbook argue that internal weakness must account for the fall of the Roman Empire because ________
A) Roman generals defected to the Germanic side in large numbers B) the Germanic peoples were not a serious military threat C) the Germans only began to move into the empire after the fall of Rome itself D) the Germanic peoples had no real desire to move into the empire
Peter Abelard's colorful life included all of the following EXCEPT
a. an affair with his student Héloise who as a result entered a convent after giving birth to their child. b. castration on the orders of Canon Fulbert. c. a position as teacher of theology at the Cathedral School of Notre Dame. d. execution as a heretic. e. condemnation by the Church and confinement in a monastery.