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- What was the ancient Chinese dynasty that, during the 1st-century BCE, declared Confucianism as the official state philosophy.
- This is a method which involves careful observation, applying rigorous skepticism about what is observed and formulating a hypothesis via induction; and refinement (or elimination) based on the experimental findings.
- Which of the following first demonstrated that blood circulates through the human body continuously?
- Why didn't Johannes Kepler have to worry about being tried for heresy when he agreed with Copernicus' views of the universe?
- What theory stressed the use of experiments and observation in seeking knowledge?
- An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. Who developed this first law of motion?
- Until the Scientific Revolution, the traditional authorities were given by what authority?
- The most highly regarded field of study during the Middle Ages was...?
- The last major Crusade ended when its leader, King Louis IX,..?
- In Geoffrey Chaucer's well-known work, a group of travelers on a pilgrimage entertain one another with stories.
- The order of monks most strongly associated with the court called the Inquisition was
- Richard the Lionhearted worked out a compromise with Saladin that allowed Christians to visit....
- True or false: The idea for the Crusades was born when the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus askedfor help fighting the Ottoman Turks.
- True or False: As leader of one of the last Crusades, King Louis IX of France defeated the sultan of Egypt.
- The chanson de geste form is also known as...?
- By the time that Constantinople was recaptured by the Byzantines....
- a pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin usually for a fee
- Who did Gregory VII soon have conflicts with?
- The most difficult shrine for most Christians to make a pilgrimage to was in
- When did Pope Gregory issue a decree forbidding high-ranking clerics?