A distinctive pattern in marriage of Catholics compared to Jews and Eastern Orthodox Christians was that
a. marriage was usually set at the onset of puberty.
b. marriage had to be conducted according to a contract negotiated between both families and the Church.
c. marriage was reserved until later, when each member could afford to establish a household.
d. marriage was required within the community for stability.
e. marriages could not be ended except by death.
c
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The Western idea of progress is synonymous with all of the following except
a. the Hebrew vision of a messianic age. b. a golden age of peace and social justice. c. the idea that people can build a more just society. d. the idea that there is a reason to be hopeful about the future. e. the idea that it is impossible to reform modern society.
What did Lyman Beecher help launch in the 1820s and 1830s to advance moral reform in New England and the nation?
A) the Unitarian Church B) voluntary societies composed of members of several different Protestant religious beliefs C) Congregational Church auxiliary organizations D) joint Catholic-Protestant educational and moral reform organizations
Joan of Arc's victory at Orleans in _________ inspired the French to one success after another (even though Joan was burned at the stake two years later).
a. 1346. b. 1415. c. 1429. d. 1453.