What was the result of the Galileo trial?
A) Galileo was acquitted.
B) Galileo was to recant his theory as a fact, and put under comfortable house arrest, to continue his work.
C) Galileo was punished by being forbidden to research.
D) Galileo was burned as a heretic.
E) None of the above.
Ans: B
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A) began with Martin Luther's efforts starting in 1517 to reform the Catholic Church's practices in the early 1500s. B) was unconnected to advances in the technology of printing and the printing press during the mid to late 15th century. C) was fueled by the dissenting religious ideas of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). D) did not shape the cultural and political development of the future United States.
Beyond the joint family was an extended kinship unit known as the
a. club. b. tong. c. banner. d. clan. e. tribe.
The Byzantine Empire never really recovered from the sacking of Constantinople in 1204 by
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Although Christopher Columbus was an experienced map maker, his most serious basic misconception was that he believed
A) the world was much smaller than it is. B) he could reach India by sailing west. C) the world was flat. D) the world was much larger than it is. E) he was carrying sufficient supplies.