In the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, why were pregnant women urged to prepare their souls?
What will be an ideal response?
The high death rate of mothers during childbirth
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Italian city states such as Venice and Florence could best be described as
A. rural democracies. B. urban democracies. C. legitimate autocracies. D. merchant oligarchies. E. royal oligarchies.
Socrates was accused of
a. corrupting the youth of Athens. b. leading a political coup attempt. c. killing one of his followers in a rage. d. marrying his cousin and committing bigamy. e. opposing the Peloponnesian War.
As a theological goal, what did the Crusades establish?
a. The supremacy of the pope b. The belief that conquering foreign lands in the name of Christianity was a legitimate Christian duty c. The power of kings over the pope d. The instance on religious tolerance e. The separation of future European colonialism from religious causes
Americans who had voted for Hoover in 1928
a. wanted change. b. put their faith in Republican strategies against the Depression. c. were hoping for more of the same. d. were motivated by their anger against the Democratic incumbent.