Pope Gregory VII decreed the practice of investiture invalid. What was investiture?
A) The practice whereby aristocrats dressed in bishops' robes and attempted to rule in their place
B) The practice of state appointment of bishops
C) The practice of trying clerics in secular courts
D) The state's power to tax the clergy
Ans: B) The practice of state appointment of bishops
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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A) Warren G. Harding B) Calvin Coolidge C) Herbert Hoover D) Franklin Roosevelt