The Catholic Church endorsed the Ptolemaic model of the universe because it __________

A) confirmed the Church's literal reading of the Bible
B) challenged the Protestant conception of the universe
C) reconciled the new science with Christian theology
D) promoted the secularization of science and politics


A

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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This anti-Puritan woodcut ridicules what aspect of Puritan culture?

A) the centrality of Christmas to its theology B) its complete rejection of religious ritual C) its outlawing of traditional Christmas customs D) its hypocrisy in denying the value of anything but work E) its scorn of those too old to be productive

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John Tyler initiated the politics of Manifest Destiny __________

a. to win the support of his fellow Whigs b. to bring together the Whig and Democratic parties c. with the aid of Henry Clay d. to build a base for his reelection in 1844 e. in hopes of identifying himself with James Monroe

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The most widely read political tract in the late eighteenth century in France was ______________.

A. Sieyès's What Is the Third Estate? B. Rousseau's The Social Contract C. Payne's Common Sense D. Jefferson's Declaration of Independence E. Hobbes's The Commonwealth

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