What did members of the French Revolution mean by “dechristianization”?
a) the removal not only of church institutions, property, and clergy, but also its cultural underpinnings within French society
b) the application of Enlightenment principles of religion to medieval Christianity
Consider This: Why did Maximilien Robespierre introduce the cult of the Supreme Being? See 6.7: Narrative: Between God and the Guillotine.
c) the removal of church property and unsympathetic clergy in favor of a simpler, more devout religion along Pietist lines
Consider This: Why did Maximilien Robespierre introduce the cult of the Supreme Being? See 6.7: Narrative: Between God and the Guillotine.
d) a complete removal of all religion from French society, forcing all to adhere to strict atheism
Consider This: Why did Maximilien Robespierre introduce the cult of the Supreme Being? See 6.7: Narrative: Between God and the Guillotine.
a) the removal not only of church institutions, property, and clergy, but also its cultural underpinnings within French society
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A. had considerable political influence if they were queen mothers. B. were given much more freedom in the economic sphere than those of Vietnam. C. had no political influence, as was shown by the fate of Suleyman the Magnificent's mother. D. who lived in the harem were abused sexually by the sultan and his male friends and, at times, even by enlisted army personnel. E. served as royal bodyguards and, if slaves, were used to produce royal heirs.
The very first European scientific society was founded in London
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What straddled three continents and conquered the last remains of the Eastern Roman Empire?
A. the Ottoman Empire B. Persia C. Russia D. the German Empire
During the 1890s, writers who rejected romanticism often wrote __________
A) regional stories depicting everyday life B) grand epic stories in which the hero always defeated the villain C) disparaging tales about ethnic groups, perpetuating anti-immigrant feelings D) political pamphlets championing their candidate E) allegorical stories that used many examples from the Bible