How did King Henry VIII open the door to religious reform in England?
A) To avoid civil wars in England, he immediately accepted Protestantism as a legitimate faith within his borders.
B) His need for divorce prompted a switch to the acceptance of the Protestant faith in England, where a heavy Catholic population resided.
C) He issued decrees promoting religious toleration in England.
D) He disassociated himself from the rule of the pope and struck out on his own, creating a mixed worship kingdom.
E) He invited the Lutherans into England to prevent the Calvinists from spreading and fighting in England.
B
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a. It increasingly became alienated from political life. b. It was based on the study of the Greco-Roman classics. c. It rejected the church and Christianity in general. d. It helped revive Greek as a "living" language. e. It had little interest in the past, and instead, focused only on the present.
Which European nations did historians tout as among the first to embrace nationalism?
a. England and Prussia b. Austria and France c. Russia and Austria d. France and Poland e. Great Britain and France
The phrase l'uomo universale means that one should
A. be capable of achievements in many areas. B. reject religion and become a student of the universe. C. specialize in great depth in a single subject, such as history or physics. D. turn to God as the only answer to the problems of this world. E. reject public service and satisfy one's personal ambitions.
The English Bill of Rights
A) laid the foundation for a constitutional monarchy. B) resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions. C) reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power. D) confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent. E) stated that taxes could only be approved by the House of Lords, not the House of Commons.