Saint Francis of Assisi stressed that
A) human beings should strive to dominate the natural world.
B) God could only be understood through rigorous contemplation of nature.
C) biblical precepts be rejected in organizing the new mendicant orders of the church.
D) his followers must accept strict vows of poverty and live by working and begging for food.
E) wealth aided believers in achieving salvation.
D
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Mughal architectural developments
a. were always undertaken after making certain that expenditures on them would not injure mass living standards. b. often blended Persian and Indian styles to achieve new and beautiful results. c. borrowed heavily from Tibetan and Ottoman styles d. were influenced by the construction techniques of Yuan China. e. were imposed on the Mughals by the British East India Co.
Research shows that ______ is an effective strategy for increasing tendencies to view people as unique individuals, as similar to ourselves, and to like them.
A. considering the multiple subgroups that people belong to B. describing people in agentic rather than communal traits C. stereotyping people according to superordinate rather than subordinate identities D. participating in intergroup competitions
One of the significant characteristics of Russia, which differed dramatically from the West, was Ivan III's use of ______________.
A. permanent legalized serfdom B. an aggressive tax campaign that exhausted the financial resources of his subjects C. tying peasants to the land to force landlords to stay where they were rather than move to the frontier D. creating a standing army in exchange for land after twenty-five years of service E. creating a permanent military servitor class
Which country was the first to find a route around Africa to Asia?
a) Portugal b) Spain c) Britain d) France