How did Pope Gregory VII change the office of pontiff?
A) Gregory instituted a stricter regime of control over his bishops and clergy with frequent correspondence and expanded central administration for effective rule.
B) Gregory was chosen legitimately by conclave; therefore, he was well regarded as fit to rule.
C) Gregory gave more control to the bishops under his administration, decentralizing authority.
D) He reestablished the Roman tradition of a curia or senate house in Rome to administer papal justice.
E) Gregory did not substantially change the administration of the papal office.
A
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What did writer Murray Kempton mean when he observed that Hollywood corrupted the Communists, not vice versa?
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Cicero
A) believed in a "concord of the orders." B) was a "new man" of the equestrian order. C) was a great orator and capable lawyer. D) advocated a balanced government of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy. E) All of these are correct.
The great majority of Asian migrants went to areas where
A. new manufacturing enterprises were being built. B. commercial export agriculture was expanding. C. the African slave trade was growing. D. small permanent minority communities already existed.