As the power of the Roman Empire melted away, what became the major source of authority in local communities?
a. former Roman generals
b. bishops and leaders in the church
c. women monks
d. Roman aristocrats
e. artists
b
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A. improving the training of the clergy B. forbidding Catholic officials from holding secular offices C. adopting Protestant doctrine regarding a level of lay participation in the Mass D. accepting humanist methodology in some cathedral schools
Greek philosophers emphasized which perspective of viewing the world?
a. Devotion to nature-based gods who were not anthropomorphic. b. Rejection of polytheism. c. Rational explanations for the world around them rather than reliance on religious conceptions. d. A skeptical view of science as the exclusive answers to all questions. e. Complete atheism.
The Embargo of 1807
A. resulted in the Republican loss of control of Congress in 1808. B. was ineffective. C. was quickly repealed. D. created a serious economic depression in the nation. E. helped to put a Federalist in the White House in 1808.
Which of the following is supported by the Three Laws of Planetary Motion?
A) The Earth orbits the Moon. B) The Sun orbits the Earth. C) Orbits are elliptical. D) Orbits are circular.