How were humanist principles accepted by the Christians of Europe?
A) There was a strong backlash by the Catholic Church feeling usurped in their authority, but lay people embraced these ideals with little resistance.
B) The Christians of Europe were incensed at the humanists for embracing pagan principles.
C) The Catholic Church and the Christian community railed against the humanists as pagans and heretics.
D) The desire to reinvigorate Christianity coincided beautifully with the humanist principles of reviving the past and these principles were embraced.
E) The embracing of pagan ideals was treated logically as an exercise in philosophical thought.
D
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A. was led by General George Pershing. B. saw close to 10,000 Filipinos die in the conflict. C. lasted for years and resulted in thousands of American deaths. D. saw the United States withdraw its military and negotiate a diplomatic end to the conflict. E. went much more smoothly than the recent Spanish-American War.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false