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CWV 101 Topic 4 – Flashcards 14 terms
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What directions did Jesus' life take?
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Jesus didn't have a great reputation and he was a servant. He had the same appearance and likeness of other men, and was obedient even while on the cross.
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What scripture does John 1:1-3 seem similar to?
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Genesis 1
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How is Jesus similar to Moses and David?
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Israel expected a great leader like Moses who would lead them out of bondage. In addition, they hoped for a king like David, who would strengthen the fortunes of Israel and who would establish the Temple so that the Israelite could praise God
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Summarize the Parable of the Sower from Mark 4.
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a farmer sows a seed in a field: the seed falls on paths, birds eat it. Some seeds will fall where there are rocks, but not fall on soil. When this happens plants will grow quickly but the sun with quickly dry them up. There is not enough soil, and the plants die. Some seeds start to grow in a bunch of weeds. The weeds stop the growth of the plants, so the plants will then die. But other seeds will fall on good ground. Therefore, the plants will grow very well and the farmer will have a harvest from these plants. The farmer is Jesus, seed is the good news, different places is the different people, and how different people react.
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List three temptations of Jesus from Matthew 4.
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Make stones bread, Jump off cliff and have angels catch you, and worship Satan and receive all kingdoms of riches in the world
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How was Jesus described in 1 Corinthians 1:24 and John 1:1
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Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God and in the beginning was the world, and the word was with God, and word was God
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Briefly describe the Trinity and Jesus' position in the trinity
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God the father, God the SOn (jesus Christ), and God the holy spirit, three persons, same substance, one God, Jesus, a human that was fully God came to earth to save man, and to be an example of how we should live our lives
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Briefly describe the Kingdom of God
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The reign of God over God's people and God's creation, God established a kingdom for his people so that he and his people can dwell together in peace, justice and truth. A challenge to the existing political establishment, which purported to be the kingdom of Israel, the Kingdom of Herod.
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John 10:1-8, summarize how Jesus cares for His sheep?
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Care for and love, know the sheep and know they know his voice, sacrifices his life to protect them, goal is to unify the flock
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Briefly summarize the context and story of the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:29-37
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Man traveling was beaten and robbed left dying. The priest and Levite ignored him. Samaritan bound wounds poured oil and wine, put him on his animal, took care of him in an inn, and paid to have him stay in the inn. People are to be like the Samaritan
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According to the lecture, what is the atonement and where in the old testament is this referred to in prophecy seven times?
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Jesus bore the sins of the world on the cross, the reconcilation of humanity with God through the suffering and sacrificial death of Christ
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What does the incarnation refer to?
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Incarnation is the event by which the eternal Son of God became personally united to the man Jesus Christ
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Accoridng to the lecture, what three reasons are stated in Scripture for why God became a man in the person of Jesus Christ?
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To show us the image of God looks like, to give Christians an example to follow and to make atonement of our sins.
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Read 1 Corinthians 1:18-25. What is the Apostle Paul referring to when he says at the end that "the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men?"
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There is no foolishness or weakness in God, but what humans going down the path to destruction see as overcomes their admired wisdom and strength.
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CWV quiz (topic 4) – Flashcards 11 terms
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CWV quiz (topic 4) – Flashcards
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Read Philippians 2:5-11 and briefly describe the direction Jesus' life took.
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Although Jesus was God, he took the nature of a humble, obedient human servant. This obedience even took him to the point of death on a cross for the salvation of humankind.
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Read John 1:1-3. What other familiar passage in Scripture does this remind you of?
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The "In the beginning" part reminds me of Genesis 1 because Jesus was with God in the beginning and all things were made through him.
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In what ways does the textbook say that Jesus is similar to Moses and David?
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Jesus was a great leader and deliverer, like Moses and David.
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Briefly list the three temptations of Jesus from Matthew 4.
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• For Jesus to work a miracle to quench his hunger • For Jesus to test God • For Jesus to worship the world/ devil
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How is Jesus described in 1 Corinthians 1:24 and John 1:1?
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• 1 Corinthians 1:24 says that Christ is the power and wisdom of God. • John 1:1 says that Jesus is God and that he was there in the beginning.
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Briefly describe the kingdom of God as taught in the textbook.
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Jesus' kingdom is about the rein of God in human hearts. A citizen of the Kingdom of God can never be complacent about the kingdoms of this world; the power of God in a human heart will help them resist the power of the devil in this world.
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Read John 10:1-18 and briefly summarize how Jesus cares for His sheep.
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Jesus loves and cares for his sheep. He calls his sheep by name. He laid down his life for his sheep.
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According to the lecture, what is the atonement and where in the Old Testament is this referred to in prophecy seven times?
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Atonement is the "reunion of two alienated parties, in this case, God and humanity." Atonement is provided by Jesus' self-offering on the cross on behalf of humanity because JC represents all humanity and offers to God a sacrifice that reconciles humanity and God.
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What does the incarnation refer to?
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In John 1:14 this is mentioned. Incarnation is the event by which the eternal Son of God became personally united to the man Jesus Christ.
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According to the lecture what three reasons are stated in Scripture for why God became a man in the person of Jesus Christ?
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• To show us what the image of God looks like • To give Christians an example to follow • To make atonement for our sins
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Read 1 Corinthians 1: 18-25. What is the Apostle Paul referring to when he says at the end that "the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men?"
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There is no foolishness or weakness in God, but what humans going down the path to destruction see as such overcomes their admired wisdom and strength.
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Europe: Early Middle Ages Quiz – Flashcards 15 terms
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Europe: Early Middle Ages Quiz – Flashcards
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People had to pay the Catholic Church for the right to receive the 7 Sacraments. Which one of the following is NOT a sacrament?
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baptism Eucharist chivalry confirmation
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Knights had to take an oath of ___________ to their lords, promising to be faithful and protect the manor.
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loyalty
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_______________ is a system of promises that governed the relationships between lords and vassals (including knights). It set the social classes of Europe.
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Feudalism
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Both Feudal Europe and Feudal Japan had...
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-had strict social classes - had a code of honor for warriors -had a land owning class of nobles
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Which group of people were "tied" to the land and had to ask the lord's permission to leave?
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Serfs
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A ___________ was a large estate owned by a knight or lord. Serfs and peasants had to farm and work this land.
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manor
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People whose views went against the teachings of the Catholic Church were tried by a Church Court called the _____________. People found guilty would be sentenced to death.
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Inquisition
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A ______________ is a tax each person was required to pay the Catholic Church. Anyone who did not pay could be excommunicated.
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tithe
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_______________ was a missionary who spread Christianity through the country of Ireland.
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St. Patrick
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The head, or leader, of the Catholic Church is
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the Pope
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Even after the fall of Europe, Christianity continued to spread because of
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-missionaries -monks -nuns
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The Catholic Church was very powerful in the Middle Ages. The Pope had the power to excommunicate people, including the king. This was feared because people thought you
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would go to hell
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King Charlemagne was a (3 things)
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-warrior king -built schools across Europe -crowned by Pope Leo III
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Which social class in feudal Europe had to provide loyalty and military service to his lord?
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knights
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During the middle ages in Europe, who was most likely to be educated or literate: Knights, peasants, serfs, or monks?
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monks
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Italian Renaissance Answers – Flashcards 54 terms
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Which of the following works represented the beginning of the process of separating architectural sculpture from its architectural setting or niche?
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13th century statues, West Front, Reims Cathedral
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Ghiberti's competitive panel shows classical references that indeed reflect the influences of humanism. Which of the following is a classical reference seen on Ghiberti's panel?
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the naked figure of Isaac
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Which of the following accounts for the decline in the role Florence played in the support of the arts at the end of the 15th century?
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Savonarola's brief span of power
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Which of Brunelleschi's buildings comes the closest to the centralized plan so loved by Renaissance architects?
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Pazzi Chapel
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In Perugino's Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to St. Peter, the artist has reminded the viewer of the link between Constantine, St. Peter, and the basilica of St. Peter. Which of the following is the vehicle used as that reminder? It was the
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triumphal arches in the background
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Which of the following individuals denounced humanist philosophy? It was
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Savonarola
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Which of the following describes the medieval narrative method?
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presenting several episodes in a single frame
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In Masaccio's Trinity there is a coffered barrel-vault reminiscent of which of the following?
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A Roman triumphal arch
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In Masaccio's Trinity, the vanishing point can be found at which of the following?
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at the foot of the Cross
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The style of Ghiberti can be characterized as a rhythmic unified system for depicting space. He is further credited with which of the following?
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realism in characterization, movement, and surface detail
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Lorenzo de' Medici commissioned a series of panel paintings from Uccello commemorating which of the following? It was the
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heavy reliance on Medieval sculptural elements
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The duke of Mantua commissioned the frescoes of the Camera degli Sposi from Mantegna for which of the following purposes? It was to
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create a visual expression of his authority
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The 15th-century Italian artist whose work showed the most influence of the International Style was
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Gentile da Fabriano
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Which of the following statements about Florence at the time of the Renaissance is false?
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It was an important Mediterranean port city.
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Which of the following describes the style of Fra Angelico? The style was
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simple and direct
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Which artist departed from the rule of frontality that dominated sculpture since the Middle Ages?
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Pollaiuolo
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Which of the following artists was most interested in depicting the human body in violent action?
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Signorelli
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What is the definition of Humanism?
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The belief that humanity has great potential
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Which of these is not a key part of humanism?
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The belief that, if we do good works for our fellow men, that we will return to God
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The Renaissance was partly inspired by the Crusades because:
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The Crusades promoted new trade, widening the span of culture and knowledge through all of Europe
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In the Middle Ages, art
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lacked background, depth, and human emotion
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A major difference between Northern and Italian Humanism is that Northern Humanism stressed
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social reform based on Christian ideals
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"Europe is waking out of a long, deep sleep...time was when learning was only found in the religious orders ... learning has passed to secular princes and peers." This quotation best describes the
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Renaissance
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The Northern Renaissance differed from the Italian Renaissance in that the former was a
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combination of best aspects of antiquity and Christianity
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The financial and military strength of the towns of northern Italy were directly related to
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wealth
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Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Renaissance?
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strong anti-Christian sentiment
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Masaccio's Expulsion from the Garden of Eden and Tribute Money were placed in a private chapel owned by which of the following families?
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Brancacci
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The culture of the Renaissance was
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widely spread and practiced by a broad middle class
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Renaissance men's view of educated women was that they should
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be allowed to add a social touch to the household, but otherwise remain subservient to men
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What was the theme of Christian Humanism?
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Merging the best ideas of medieval Christian thought and humanism
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In Europe, a major characteristic of humanism was a(n)
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appreciation for the basic worth of individual achievement
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Which statement best describes a characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?
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creativity in the arts was encouraged
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Which was a major characteristic of the Renaissance? It was
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humanism
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Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise is located on the doors of the
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Florence Baptistery
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An example of a polytych would be
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the Ghent Altarpiece
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Renaissance architecture can be characterized by
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open, light, and airy interiors
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An example of an artist(s) associated with the International Gothic Style of painting would be
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the Limbourg Brothers
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A characteristic of oil paint is that it
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produces a shiny enamel-like surface
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Renaissance humanists revived all of the following Roman artistic forms EXCEPT
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still lifes
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Brunelleschi was renowned for
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developing a system of linear perspective and designing the dome over Florence Cathedral
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Which of these was a Roman architect whose work was rediscovered during the Renaissance?
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Vitruvius
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The decline of Florence at the end of the fifteenth century is related to the rise of
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Rome
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A major reason that the Renaissance began in Italy was that
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Italian city-states had grown wealthy from trade between Europe and Asia
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The Renaissance in western Europe is best described as a period marked by
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great intellectual and artistic creativity
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One factor that enabled the Renaissance to flourish in Northern Italy was that the region had
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a wealthy class that invested in the arts
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What was a major characteristic of the Renaissance in Europe?
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Secular achievements were emphasized
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Which geographic factor contributed to the rise of the Renaissance in Italian city-states?
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location near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea
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The early Renaissance humanists in Italy would have been MOST interested in
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finding an old Greek manuscript
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European society during the Renaissance differed from European society during the Middle Ages in that during the Renaissance
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the emphasis on individual worth increased
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What was one ideal of Renaissance humanism?
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investigating areas of interest and fulfilling one's potential
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Di Sotto in su
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worm's eye view (looking up from like a basement)
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Chiaroscuro
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treatment of light and shades in paintings
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Linear Perspective
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Mathematical perspective, vanishing points, created by Brunelleschi
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Aerial Perspective
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effect the atmosphere has on the appearance of an object as it is viewed from a distance
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Western Civ Exam 3 – Flashcards 65 terms
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The crisis of the early third century was precipitated by
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the retreat from the eastern frontier and violent tendencies of Marcus Aurelius's son, Commodus
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When the emperor died in 192 with no heir apparent, civil war once again engulfed the Roman Empire with _________ eventually claiming the throne
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Septimius Severus
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During the third century, Rome underwent a prolonged period that came very close to destroying the empire. This period is known as the time of the
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"Barracks Emperors," when Rome had twenty-six emperors in about fifty years
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Realizing that the Roman Empire had become too large for a single ruler to control it
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Diocletian divided the empire in half, trusting a junior colleague to rule the western part
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When Diocletian took power, he
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Isolated himself from ordinary business and people and introduced an eastern style of rule, wearing a diadem and purple robes
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As a ruler, Diocletian was known for
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separating military from civilian chains of command
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Economic reforms introduced by the early fourth century Roman Empire included
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wage and price controls fixed by the government
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Once Constantine I and his successors had converted to Christianity
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it gained power and was designated the only official religion by Theodosius
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The Christian label for non-Christians is indicative of its
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urban origin
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Christianity went from being a persecuted faith in the early fourth century to being the recognized faith of the empire; this last step was the result of the action by the emperor
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Theodosius, who prohibited pagan worship
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The differences between the eastern and western parts of the Roman Empire
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in culture, economy, and language were great and grew larger over time
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The traditional date for the fall of Rome is
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476 C.E., when Odovacer toppled Emperor Romulus Augustulus
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One reason for including classical texts in the education of Christians by the fourth century was
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the desire of Christian intellectuals to be regarded as philosophers and to make classical learning applicable to a Christian way of life
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Historians looking for a rupture in western European attitudes toward ancient Roman culture and traditions will likely find it between the lives of
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Gregory of Tours and Charlemagne
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The instability faced in the West by the mid-seventh century may be attributed to
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Justinian's failed efforts to reconquer the western empire ,excessive taxes on agricultural lands, the fact that much agricultural land was passing out of production and slave labor was less productive, all of these
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In general, the Christian monasticism of the fourth, fifth, and sixth centuries was a response to
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he increasing worldliness of the church, the patronage of powerful families like the Merovingians, and a hunger to transform lives in accordance with the will of God
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Why were so many convents (monastic houses for women) founded during the seventh century C.E.?
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Convents met a variety of social and spiritual needs for aristocratic families
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The gradual conversion of the early medieval European countryside to Christianity was carried out primarily by
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monks who founded new monasteries in frontier areas
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As a theologian, Pope Gregory I is regarded as the successor to
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Augustine
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The key figure in creating an alliance between the Carolingian family, the papacy, and Benedictine monasticism was
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Saint Boniface
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As a Christian king responsible for ruling a Christian society, Charlemagne
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took responsibility for reforming the religious life of his kingdom just as he reformed its government
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Underlying the Carolingian Renaissance was the basic conviction that
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classical learning was the foundation on which Christian wisdom rested
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Which was a significant event in creating Byzantine hostility toward the Latin Christian world?
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the coronation of Charlemagne as Roman emperor on Christmas Day, 800
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The Carolingian empire collapsed during the ninth century because
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the structural limits of its expansion had been reached , the empire was divided among all of Louis's legitimate heirs, of Viking raids
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The Vikings are generally regarded as being a destructive force in European history
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but such a view may not be correct in light of the principalities they established across northern Europe from Ireland to Russia
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The Vikings settled the area in Europe known today as
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Normandy
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The seventh century C.E. was a turning point in the history of Western civilization because
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the Greco-Roman world of antiquity divided into Byzantine, Islamic, and Latin Christian realms
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Why did Justinian try to reconquer the western Roman Empire?
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because he sought to revive and reconstruct wholly the old empire
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Chapter 7 dates the beginning of Byzantine history with the accession of
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Heraclius in 610
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Between 610 and 1071, the major security threats to the Byzantine empire came from
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Persia, then the Muslim Arab armies that absorbed the Persian Empire and streamed into North Africa
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The stability of Byzantine government was the product of
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an efficient bureaucracy
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The early Byzantine religion was known for its
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intense interest in matters of doctrine and orthodoxy
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The Iconoclastic Controversy of the eighth century C.E. was about
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the use or prohibition of images in church, where people might worship the objects
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The word Islam means
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submission
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In their worship of Allah, Muslims worship
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the same deity worshiped by Christians and Jews
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The Qu'rān contains
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the revelations sent by God to Muhammad
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Islam spread so quickly in the seventh and eighth centuries because
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the Byzantines and Persians had become exhausted by their long wars against each other
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The Shiite party arose among Muslims because
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of a dispute about the proper succession of caliphs in seventh-century Arabia
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In comparison to the Umayyad, the Abbasid caliphate
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adopted more of the style of Persian royal absolutism
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A major source of mechanical power in medieval Europe after 1050 was the
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water mill, which was used to grind grain, crush paper pulp, and press oil
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One factor that contributed to the increase in agricultural output in the medieval period was
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a rise in average temperature that allowed for a longer growing season
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Major towns and cities in the High Middle Ages
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sustained their population only through continuous immigration from the countryside
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The two fundamental factors driving the high medieval European economy were
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population growth and an increasingly efficient market for goods
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Self-governing elites most frequently developed in areas of western Europe where
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royal authority was either weak or nonexistent
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Although the term feudalism has been defined in many ways by historians, Chapter 8 defines it as
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a legal system of land tenure formalized by a contract
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Central to the establishment of feudal monarchies was the
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personal relationship among individuals at each level of feudal society
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The monastic reform movement that began at Cluny in Burgundy was unique in that it
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undertook the establishment of a large number of subordinate "daughter houses" also free of control by local lords
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In the eleventh century, the struggle for power in central Europe was, for the most part, between
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king and pope
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The importance of the Investiture Conflict was that it
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formally, though not in practice, separated the "church" and the "state" in European politics
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The First Crusade
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weakened Byzantine control over trade in the eastern Mediterranean
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Europe was transformed radically in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries because of
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the emergence and growth of universities, technological innovations, the emergence of large-scale territorial monarchies
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The High Middle Ages witnessed the birth of a new political structure known as the
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national monarchy
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King Henry II's important dispute with Archbishop Thomas Becket was related to
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whoever ultimately had legal jurisdiction over priests and church courts
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The Magna Carta was signed by King John
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to define the rights of nobles and limit his power, doing so only because his barons forced him into it
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Frederick Barbarossa
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was elected German emperor, was one of the three kings on the Third Crusade, created the Holy Roman Empire
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To preserve their political independence, the popes of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries
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sanctioned Milan's formation of an anti-German alliance, the Lombard League
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Compared to the popes active in the early Middle Ages, popes in the High Middle Ages were
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more concerned with establishing a reputation for justice
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Innocent III was the most successful pope in the High Middle Ages because he
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successfully disciplined kings and heretics, and defined the central dogmas of the Church
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Which Christian figure became the center of a rapidly expanding "cult" in the twelfth century and the name-sake of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris as well as other places?
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the Virgin Mary
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Saint Francis of Assisi emphasized which religious themes in his ministry and new monastic order?
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apostolic poverty and an imitation of the life of Christ
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Waldes's reform movement in the late twelfth century was considered heretical by the Church because the Waldensians did not
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accept the Church's authority and directives on the issue of lay preaching
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The increasing persecution of European Jews in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries should be interpreted in the context of
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general Christian concerns about heresy and the growing suspicion of Jews at all levels of society
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The growth of schools in twelfth-century Europe can be attributed primarily to
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the general economic revival and the emergence of strong government
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The rise of lay education in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Europe was important because through it
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people were increasingly able to pursue nonreligious lines of inquiry, and Western culture ultimately became more independent of religion than other cultures
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Compared to Saint Augustine, Saint Thomas Aquinas seems to have
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placed a greater value on the use of reason and the study of the physical universe to know God
