Who was the minister of finance during the reign of Louis XIV?
A) Cardinal Mazarin
B) Cardinal Richelieu
C) the Queen Mother
D) Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Answer: D
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A) Aztec-type sacrifice B) urban centers C) hunting patterns D) maize cultivation
Which best describes the papacy in the tenth century?
a. The papacy had absolute control over European society. b. The papacy was very worldly, dominated by aristocratic families and exercised very weak authority over European society. c. The papacy joined the monasteries in separating itself for the world and pursuing spiritual purity. d. The papacy played a major role in the prosperous Carolingian empire. e. The pope in Rome had officially broken with Church authorities in Constantinople.
As the "bourgeois century” progressed
A) a lower middle class of clerks, salespeople, lower civil servants, and similar groups rapidly increased. B) professionalization accelerated. C) the middle class increasingly became the trend setters in society. D) requirements for certain offices or professions became more stringent. E) All of these
The episode that legitimated fears of cooperation between freed servants and slaves was
________. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word