Egyptian hieroglyphs
A. used sacred characters as picture signs.
B. employed the use of an alphabet.
C. were written only on a paper made from papyrus reed and oak bark.
D. were introduced by the Amorites.
E. were borrowed from the practices of the Phoenicians.
Answer: A
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Spain only turned its attention to discovery when
A) Columbus presented a bold plan to Isabella. B) Portugal’s success drove them to it. C) they were commanded to by the Pope. D) they lost a war with France and they turned away from Europe. E) the Reconquista was completed with the fall of Granada in 1492.
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a. would not be clearly defined until the fifteenth century. b. made the church an integral part of the people's lives from birth to death. c. was deemed unnecessary as part of salvation by the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215. d. made the weekly reception of the Eucharist mandatory for all Christians. e. was reserved only for the clergy.