What role did mysticism play in sixteenth-century Catholicism?
A) It increasingly came to be identified with Protestantism.
B) The Catholic Church continued to embrace it as a legitimate form of religious experience.
C) Mysticism almost disappeared during the Counter-Reformation.
D) It had already disappeared during the Renaissance.
E) It was used by reformers through the use of austere prayer and contemplative devotions.
Ans: B
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a. Southern states generally had much better lawyers than northern states. b. There was a serious lack of strong northern congressional leadership. c. The Constitution protected state laws that allowed slavery. d. Southern plantation owners donated heavily to northern political candidates. e. Slavery was overshadowed by issues people felt more strongly about.
Woodrow Wilson called America's war aims the ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Progressives in the United States sought to
a. unionize labor and agriculture in order to fight big business. b. reform corruption in political life and induce more efficient government. c. follow a policy of isolationism and withdraw from world affairs. d. redress problems of racial inequality in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Indira Gandhi, daughter of Mahatma Gandhi, continued her famous father's work to democratize and urbanize India
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false