The biggest loser as a result of developments in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe was
A) the Catholic Church.
B) national monarchs.
C) the merchant class.
D) the nobility.
E) the bourgeoisie.
Ans: A) the Catholic Church.
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a. The United States was still a minor power. b. The United States had the largest empire in the world. c. The United States had the most powerful military in the world. d. The United States was becoming a world power.
In a flurry of pamphlets between 1648 and 1650, Gerrard Winstanley argued that the Diggers were:
a. Determined to “dig up” King Charles I and seek to murder his executioners. b. Merely cultivating public land, which was “the treasure of all people.” c. Providing a “digest” of English common law that could be applicable in the Commonwealth. d. Going to the roots of their Catholic identity by eradicating all elements of Protestantism.
Which of the following places did NOT come under the control of the Muslim Ottomans?
A) Albania B) Anatolia C) Egypt D) the Iranian plateau E) Tunisia
The key to the economic prosperity of the Muslim world after the seventh century collapse of the Sasanid state was
A) banking. B) new technologies. C) diverse agricultural production. D) trade to and from all over the known world. E) the manufacture of olive oil.