How did Europeans challenge political and religious authority in the fourteenth century?

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a. The Ciompi's demand to establish their own guild challenged the existing power structure that limited the political and economic rights attached to guild membership to a select few.
b. Weavers in Ghent and Bruges challenged the political and economic power of local elites.
c. Peasants in England challenged the existing order that privileged the aristocracy.
d. John Wycliffe condemned the power and wealth of the clergy and rejected papal authority during the Great Schism. He believed that the laity should read the Bible for themselves rather than rely on the Church's interpretation. To this end, he called for the translation of the Bible from Latin to English.
e. Jan Hus challenged the exclusive privileges of the clergy in the performance of the sacraments and criticized the Church's sale of indulgences.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Seljuk Turks

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The African American attorney who served as the assistant solicitor of the Interior Department during the Roosevelt administration was __________

A) Aubrey Williams B) William Hastie C) Robert Weaver D) Abram Harris

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