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- Why did henry IV stand barefoot i the snow for three days begging forgiveness of pope gregory VII
- Why was the interdict an effective weapon for a pope to use against a king?
- What was the main difference between the original roman empire and the holy roman empire of frederick I
- What issue did pope gregory VII and the german emperor Henry IV fight over?
- According to the code of chivalry, what all did a knight fight for?
- What areas of Western Europe were Christianized during the early Middle Ages?
- What was the reason that eleanor of Aquitaine achieved her fame
- Which code were knights expected to follow?
- What was the center of intellectual activity?
- What economic system was supported by Enlightenment thinkers?
- The French Revolution was influenced by the idea that all people were born with the natural rights of life, liberty, and property. This idea is most directly associated with the writings of:a)Baron de Montesquieub)Thomas Hobbesc)Jaques-Benigne Bosseutd)John Locke
- Who helped develop calculus and explained the Law of Gravity?
- put these events in order______ the legislative assembly first meets______ Louis XVI is executed______The National Assembly first meets______ the Reign of terror______ The First French Republic Established
- which of the following statements about the Reign of Terror is FALSE?a)over 16,000 people were sentenced to deathb)it was administered by the Committee of Public Safetyc)it suspended the Declaration of the Rights of Mand)it contributed to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy
- Which statement about the Republic of Virtue is FALSE:a)it was an attempt to de-Chrisitanize Franceb)the calendar was changed to include 10 day weeksc)the Cult of Reason was establishedd)refractory priests were restored to their positions
- What document was signed by William and Mary in 1689?
- The spirit of the Third Estate was displayed in a pamphlet by Abbe Sieyes entitled:a)"A change of order"b)"what is the third estate"c)"liberty, equality, fraternity"d)"progress and the Third Estate"
- The First, Second, and Third estates represented which groups of society respectively:a)clergy; peasantry (middle class and artisans); nobilityb)nobility; peasantry(middle class and artisans); clergyc)clergy; nobility; peasantry(middle class and artisans)d)peasantry(middle class and artisans); clergy; nobility
- What did King Louis XIV say about the government of France?
- Who was in his medicinal bath tub while serving as the editor of the radical newspaper L'Ami du people?a)Robespierreb)Dantonc)Maratd)Diderot