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)  Pentecostals b)  Progressives c)  Communists d)  Marxists

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The _________ gave the United States uncontested access to the Pacific. A. Buchanan-Packenham Treaty B. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo C. Adam-Onis Treaty D. Treaty of Fort Laramie

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Who was the winner of the 1920 election by a landslide?

A) Warren G. Harding B) Calvin Coolidge C) Herbert Hoover D) Franklin Roosevelt

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