Is the Renaissance Christian or not (explain your answer in the context of Classical studies, literature, art, and architecture)?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Students should examine both the pros and the cons of the relationship between Renaissance figures and the Church. A good answer will present arguments for both sides of this long-disputed question.
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The ruler of the Aztec Empire at the time of the empire's fall was ________
A) Moctezuma II B) Atahuallpa C) Tupac Amaru D) Huayna Capac
Although voting rights generally expanded between 1790 and 1855, what group steadily lost voting rights?
A. women B. white men without property C. black men D. the uneducated
In the election of 1940, Franklin Roosevelt
A. won a closely contested electoral college victory for his third term. B. removed Harry Truman from the ticket at the request of conservatives. C. selected Henry Wallace as his new running mate. D. both selected Henry Wallace as his new running mate, and won a closely contested electoral college victory for his third term. E. None of these answers is correct.
The main difference between Mahayana Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism is that
A. Mahayana Buddhism never spread beyond India, while Theravada Buddhism spread throughout Asia. B. Mahayana Buddhism teaches that the individual can only gain salvation by fully devoting his or her life to full-time meditation, while Theravada Buddhism espouses that individuals can achieve salvation while leading ordinary lives. C. Theravada Buddhism preaches that the individual must achieve salvation entirely on his or her own, while Mahayana Buddhism teaches that people can achieve salvation with the help of saintly figures. D. Theravada Buddhism elevated the Buddha to a type of savior, while Mahayana Buddhism viewed the Buddha as an enlightened individual who freed himself from the cycle of rebirth.