Louis XIV's unusual approach to government in France was
a. a division of service personnel who were both old and newly appointed nobility.
b. delegating authority to his councilars.
c. declaring that he alone would rule France.
d. invoking a parliament.
e. appointing a cardinal to manage his affairs.
c
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Which of the following CANNOT be associated with Erasmus?
a. biting wit, criticism of scholasticism, and clerical corruption b. education by the Brethren of the Common Life c. a simpler Christianity based on the Bible d. the belief that religion is not opposed to nature e. full support for the Reformation
Which of the following is true of the election of 1808? a. The Federalists, as usual, were badly split and refused to engage in a public debate of the issues. b. The Younger Federalists used widespread discontent with Democratic-Republican policy, especially theembargo, to their advantage
c. James Madison was uncontested as the Democratic-Republican nominee. d. Madison virtually promised voters a war with Great Britain.
Characteristic of the thought and policies of the eighteenth-century Spanish Enlightenment was
A) a rigid orthodoxy in religion and politics. B) acceptance of French anticlericalism and deism. C) distrust of the power of reason to reform society. D) support for the Inquisition's right to pursue and punish heresy.
How were the colonial takeovers of India and Indonesia during the long nineteenth century similar?
a. Both were conquered by Britain b. Both were conquered by the Dutch c. In both, colonial conquest grew out of earlier interaction with European trading firms d. In both, colonial conquest was abrupt, deliberate, violent, and completed within 25 years