In promoting Nicolaus Copernicus's sun-centered theory of the universe, Galileo Galilei challenged the Catholic Church's __________
A) interpretation of the Bible
B) authority over universities
C) reputation as papal patrons
D) support of intellectual freedom
A
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To whom is the investigative method of questioning and cross-examining those claiming knowledge attributed?
A. Socrates B. Plato C. Herodotus D. Hippocrates
In the case Easley v. Cromartie (2001), the Supreme Court ruled that:
A) North Carolina could not redraw congressional lines to guarantee one district would have a majority of black voters. B) race could be considered in districting as long as it was not the dominant and controlling consideration. C) rejected federal affirmative action statutes. D) ruled that Affirmative Action was a constitutional remedy for past racial discrimination.
Examine the images of Dred Scott and his wife, Harriet, that were published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper in 1857. Why did the artist depict the Scotts as middle class?
A) to underscore the importance of keeping the Scotts enslaved in the South B) to enable southern whites to expand slavery outside of the South C) to assist the election of Steven Douglas for the presidency of the U.S. D) to elicit sympathy from white audiences regarding the Scotts and the anti-slavery movement
The center and capital of the Abbasid Empire in 900 C.E. was
a. Constantinople. c. Baghdad. b. Alexandria. d. Mecca.