Who was pronounced a heretic by the Catholic Church and sentenced to house arrest for the rest of his life for putting forth the heliocentric universe theory?
A. Ptolemy
B. Brahe
C. Copernicus
D. Galileo
Answer: D
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The Ottoman Turks renamed Constantinople
A. Kuycik. B. Istanbul. C. Anatolia. D. Adrianople. E. Ankara.
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