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15564261351Forgiveness of past sins, and indulgence, might be given for any of the following reasons exceptbecoming a monk0
15564261352Martin Luther insisted that the only way to salvation was throughfaith in Jesus Christ1
15564261353The movement that began with the rejection of the pope's authority was theProtestant Reformation2
15564261354To promote his ideas, Luther usedthe printing press3
15564261355John Calvin preached that salvation was granted bypredestination4
15564261356Calvinism went further that Lutheranism insimplifying religious rituals5
15564261357In the light of the challenges to the Catholic Church, man reforms were enacted, such asreforming the education of the clergy6
15564261358Ignatius of Loyola founded theSociety of Jesus (the Jesuits)7
15564261359The Protestant challenge to the church and its supporters was intense and emotional, resulting inbitter "wars of religion"8
15564261360Europeans viewed the natural world through two belief systemsfolklore, including magic, and Christian and Judaic teachings9
15564261361Europeans believed that when natural disasters like earthquakes occurred, the cause wassupernatural forces10
15564261362Women, especially widows, were often accused of being witches because it was believed thatwomen who lied without male authority were susceptible to evil11
15564261363The Scientific Revolution demonstrated that the workings of the universe could be explained bynatural causes12
15564261364The astronomer who discovered spots on the sun and the mountains on the moon wasGalileo Galilei13
15564261365The scientist who asserted that mathematical laws governed the universe wasIsaac Newton14
15564261366Many religious and intellectual leaders viewed the new science with suspicion, as shown by thecondemnation15
15564261367Bourgeoisie meanswealthy urban class16
15564261368The Dutch East and West Indies Company gained financial supremacy in all Europe bydoing al of these17
15564261369Like merchants in the Islamic world, European merchants relied onfamily and ethnic networks18
15564261370One of the painters who exemplified the Renaissance in northern Europe wasBruegel19
15564261371Although European peasants were free during the early modern era,their standards of living many have declined between 1500 and 175020
15564261372The Enlightenment in Europe wasa blending of intellectual schools of thought from many diverse areas with the idea of improving the human condition21
15564261373What new crops helped the rural poor of Europe avoid starvationpotatoes and corn22
15564261374As the iron industry expanded, the consumption of fuel causeddeforestation23
15564261375Unlike in other parts of the world, marriage patterns in early modern Europe reflecteda freer choice of one's marriage partner instead of an arranged marriage24
15564261376The Holy Roman Empire was ruled by theHabsburgs25
15564261377In 1555, by the Peace of Augsburg, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V allowed German princes to chooseCatholicism or Lutheranism26
15564261378Charles V failed to unify all of Europe, but Spain, France, and England successfully unified their states bylimiting the power of the church and the nobility27
15564261379To ensure that his subjects did not resist royal authority, King Philip II of Spainused the Spanish Inquisition to suppress opposition28
15564261380The Edict of Nantes was revoked in 1685 by Louis XIV, eliminatingreligious freedom for French Protestants29
15564261381King Henry VIII of England severed his bond with the Catholic Church whenthe pope refused to grant him a papal annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon30
15564261382At the end of the English Civil War, the monarch was executed and replaced byOliver Cromwell31
15564261383The Glorious Revolution and the English Civil War both started whenthe monarch refused to share power with the Parliament32
15564261384How was the Versailles palace a sort of "theme park" of royal absolutism?The gigantic palace symbolized the French monarch's triumph over the rights of the nobility33
15564261385English political philosopher John Locke asserted that if the monarchabused his or her power, the people had a duty to rebel34
15564261386The wars and devastation of the early modern era in Europe resulted inbetter European armies, weapons, and maneuvers35
15564261387How did European rulers pay their large war expenses?By making alliances with the rising commercial elites and protecting markets overseas36
15564261388The Netherlands revolted against Spain in the 1560s and 1570s because ofthe imposition of the Spanish sales tax and Catholic orthodoxy37
15564261389Which of the following religious groups was not seen as "rebelling" against the absolutist authority of the monarch?Dominicans in France38

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