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What was alchemy? (Multiple Choice)
What was alchemy? (Multiple Choice)
What was alchemy?
 
  a. The belief that powers of nature could be revealed through observation of and experimentation with chemicals
  b. A belief that chemistry could transform natural materials
  c. A scien
Toka Mamdoh   30   1 Reply
6 years ago
The People of the Book include all of the following except
The People of the Book include all of the following except
The People of the Book include all of the following except
 
  a. Jews.
  b. Christians.
  c. Muslims.
  d. Monophysites.
  e. pagans.
amazingpsy   45   1 Reply
6 years ago
The scientist who conducted his own dissection of corpses during anatomy lectures was
The scientist who conducted his own dissection of corpses during anatomy lectures was
The scientist who conducted his own dissection of corpses during anatomy lectures was
 
  a. Andreas Vesalius.
  b. Galen.
  c. William Harvey.
  d. Ptolemy.
  e. Leonardo Da Vinci.
huhs   24   1 Reply
6 years ago
Similarities between both Muslim and Jewish populations include all of the following except
Similarities between both Muslim and Jewish populations include all of the following except
Similarities between both Muslim and Jewish populations include all of the following except
 
  a. circumcision.
  b. a ban on the consumption of pork.
  c. a ban on drinking alcohol.
  d. fear of id
jay123   38   1 Reply
6 years ago
Who were the participants in the scientific societies such as the Royal Society?
Who were the participants in the scientific societies such as the Royal Society?
Who were the participants in the scientific societies such as the Royal Society?
 
  a. Men
  b. People of financial means
  c. University-educated students of science
  d. People who believed they w
Javi42078   17   1 Reply
6 years ago
For women in Muslim society, the veil represented
For women in Muslim society, the veil represented
For women in Muslim society, the veil represented
 
  a. submission to the will of God.
  b. safety and protection from infidels.
  c. sobriety, modesty, and virtue.
  d. that she was owned by a husb
megnogz   26   1 Reply
6 years ago
The blending of religion and science in terms of explaining the creation of the universe was found ...
The blending of religion and science in terms of explaining the creation of the universe was found ...
The blending of religion and science in terms of explaining the creation of the universe was found in the belief of
 
  a. scholasticism
  b. argument from design
  c. materialism
  d. pragmatic crea
einstein50   49   1 Reply
6 years ago
The first caliph was (Multiple Choice)
The first caliph was (Multiple Choice)
The first caliph was
 
  a. Mohammad.
  b. Abu Bakr.
  c. Ali.
  d. Uthman.
  e. Umar.
Afsa   41   1 Reply
6 years ago
Blaise Pascal tried to reconcile religion and science by arguing that
Blaise Pascal tried to reconcile religion and science by arguing that
Blaise Pascal tried to reconcile religion and science by arguing that
 
  a. innate ideas allowed humans to conceive of God.
  b. the laws of motion implied that something or someone had to initiate motion to start with
kanudinho   44   1 Reply
6 years ago
In the mid-seventh century, all of the following areas fell to the Muslim conquest except
In the mid-seventh century, all of the following areas fell to the Muslim conquest except
In the mid-seventh century, all of the following areas fell to the Muslim conquest except
 
  a. Syria.
  b. Persia.
  c. Egypt.
  d. Constantinople.
  e. Palestine.
olrac12   27   1 Reply
potatobraiinz
6 years ago
Which philosopher endorsed the idea of political absolutism?
Which philosopher endorsed the idea of political absolutism?
Which philosopher endorsed the idea of political absolutism?
 
  a. Thomas Hobbes
  b. John Locke
  c. Blaise Pascal
  d. Ren Descartes
  e. Immanuel Kant
shabazz627   61   1 Reply
6 years ago
After Ali's death, which of the following groups obtained political leadership?
After Ali's death, which of the following groups obtained political leadership?
After Ali's death, which of the following groups obtained political leadership?
 
  a. Shiites
  b. Sunnis
  c. Abbassids
  d. Umayyads
  e. Quryashi
jblazah   26   1 Reply
6 years ago
John Locke argued that (Multiple Choice)
John Locke argued that (Multiple Choice)
John Locke argued that
 
  a. government was a contract between the state and its people.
  b. people were required to submit to authority rather than look after their own interests.
  c. people were inherentl
anotherlogin   59   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which policies had undermined Byzantine authority in the Near East and made Muslim rule preferable? ...
Which policies had undermined Byzantine authority in the Near East and made Muslim rule preferable? ...
Which policies had undermined Byzantine authority in the Near East and made Muslim rule preferable?
 
  a. mandatory enlistment in the military
  b. high taxation and harsh treatment
  c. requiring all conquer
alannah007   19   1 Reply
6 years ago
The idea that human history was the story of intellectual progress was espoused by
The idea that human history was the story of intellectual progress was espoused by
The idea that human history was the story of intellectual progress was espoused by
 
  a. New Scientists.
  b. deists.
  c. moderns.
  d. freemasons.
  e. the Royal Society.
lulu123   22   1 Reply
6 years ago
Tariq ibn Zayid was responsible for the incorporation of which territory into the Ummayad caliphate? ...
Tariq ibn Zayid was responsible for the incorporation of which territory into the Ummayad caliphate? ...
Tariq ibn Zayid was responsible for the incorporation of which territory into the Ummayad caliphate?
 
  a. North Africa
  b. Spain
  c. Gaul
  d. Syria
  e. Egypt
mjhgfd   23   1 Reply
6 years ago
All of the following ideas are associated with John Locke except
All of the following ideas are associated with John Locke except
All of the following ideas are associated with John Locke except
 
  a. the chief purpose of government was to protect private property rights.
  b. people are born without innate ideas.
  c. absolutism is the
K3k33_L0v3tt   21   1 Reply
6 years ago
After 750, the Abbasid caliphate had its capital in
After 750, the Abbasid caliphate had its capital in
After 750, the Abbasid caliphate had its capital in
 
  a. Damascus.
  b. Antioch.
  c. Baghdad.
  d. Cordoba.
  e. Toledo.
kemkem9   42   1 Reply
6 years ago
Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws proposed that
Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws proposed that
Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws proposed that
 
  a. people must be ruled by enlightened kings.
  b. the best government for France would be a republic.
  c. there is no one form of government that is univers
Cutie124   30   1 Reply
6 years ago
The Muslim leaders in Spain sought to expand into which area after defeat of the Umayyads?
The Muslim leaders in Spain sought to expand into which area after defeat of the Umayyads?
The Muslim leaders in Spain sought to expand into which area after defeat of the Umayyads?
 
  a. across the Pyrenees
  b. across the Straits of Gibralter
  c. across the Alps
  d. across the Appenin
jcortese151   63   1 Reply
6 years ago
The person who best embodied the Enlightenment was
The person who best embodied the Enlightenment was
The person who best embodied the Enlightenment was
 
  a. Diderot.
  b. Montesquieu.
  c. Newton.
  d. Voltaire.
  e. Rousseau.
jhgfdsa   43   1 Reply
6 years ago
Islamic intellectual development in math included all of the following except
Islamic intellectual development in math included all of the following except
Islamic intellectual development in math included all of the following except
 
  a. the concept of a zero.
  b. calculus.
  c. algebra.
  d. non-Euclidian geometry.
  e. the system of Arab
SophiaGrant   37   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which of the following is not the correct author-to-title match?
Which of the following is not the correct author-to-title match?
Which of the following is not the correct author-to-title match?
 
  a. Montesquieu, Spirit of the Laws
  b. Rousseau, The Social Contract
  c. Hobbes, Essays on Human Understanding
  d. Voltaire, Ph
adt916   29   1 Reply
6 years ago
The primary language in Islamic intellectual pursuits was
The primary language in Islamic intellectual pursuits was
The primary language in Islamic intellectual pursuits was
 
  a. Aramaic.
  b. Spanish.
  c. Latin.
  d. Arabic.
  e. Persian.
lsacar69   56   1 Reply
6 years ago
The underlying debate in the Calas affair was
The underlying debate in the Calas affair was
The underlying debate in the Calas affair was
 
  a. how much power a government should have.
  b. how corrupt religion was in France.
  c. whether it was appropriate for torture to be used in legal proceeding
Mirbek   31   1 Reply
6 years ago
A significant factor that helped create a sense of unity within the Muslim world was
A significant factor that helped create a sense of unity within the Muslim world was
A significant factor that helped create a sense of unity within the Muslim world was
 
  a. the emphasis on business and trade for the economy.
  b. the universality of the Arabic language.
  c. centralized ru
tpduncan   42   1 Reply
6 years ago
One of Voltaire's greatest supporters was
One of Voltaire's greatest supporters was
One of Voltaire's greatest supporters was
 
  a. Cosimo II de' Medici.
  b. Alexander Pope.
  c. Catherine II.
  d. King Louis XVI of France.
  e. King George III of England.
TarasiSus   67   1 Reply
6 years ago
The significant advantage that the Byzantines had over invaders was
The significant advantage that the Byzantines had over invaders was
The significant advantage that the Byzantines had over invaders was
 
  a. the sheltered location of the city of Constantinople.
  b. a superior navy.
  c. composite bows carried by cavalry.
  d. Gre
kamehameha2014   36   1 Reply
6 years ago
Deism embraced which philosophy? (Multiple Choice)
Deism embraced which philosophy? (Multiple Choice)
Deism embraced which philosophy?
 
  a. Christianity
  b. Christian humanism.
  c. atheism
  d. naturalism
  e. agnosticism.
madmadmad   47   1 Reply
6 years ago
What contributed to the religious unity within the Byzantine Empire in the Middle Period?
What contributed to the religious unity within the Byzantine Empire in the Middle Period?
What contributed to the religious unity within the Byzantine Empire in the Middle Period?
 
  a. Successful defeats of Muslims.
  b. High taxation on non-Orthodox religions.
  c. Military losses of Syria, Egyp
Abessesen   35   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which of the following philosophers was not a deist?
Which of the following philosophers was not a deist?
Which of the following philosophers was not a deist?
 
  a. Benjamin Franklin
  b. Ren Descartes
  c. Voltaire
  d. Thomas Jefferson
  e. Jean Jacques Rousseau
Coolbeans88   48   1 Reply
6 years ago
Between the sixth and eighth centuries, the primary means of a person's identity was rooted in ...
Between the sixth and eighth centuries, the primary means of a person's identity was rooted in ...
Between the sixth and eighth centuries, the primary means of a person's identity was rooted in what?
 
  a. language
  b. geographic location
  c. legal status
  d. religion
  e. occupation
fjna   43   1 Reply
6 years ago
A support for the removal of religion from science was found in the ideas of
A support for the removal of religion from science was found in the ideas of
A support for the removal of religion from science was found in the ideas of
 
  a. deism.
  b. the Scientific Method.
  c. materialism
  d. heliocentrism
  e. pure gospel in the Reformatio
BallsDeep   57   1 Reply
6 years ago
Iconoclasm meant (Multiple Choice)
Iconoclasm meant (Multiple Choice)
Iconoclasm meant
 
  a. a prohibition against false worship.
  b. an Islamic law forbidding artistic representations of the human form.
  c. a ruling that forbade the use of icons in religious settings.
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Smiranda01   40   1 Reply
6 years ago
Moses Mendelssohn brought Jewish philosophy into the Enlightenment with his ideas that
Moses Mendelssohn brought Jewish philosophy into the Enlightenment with his ideas that
Moses Mendelssohn brought Jewish philosophy into the Enlightenment with his ideas that
 
  a. Judaism should be stripped of miracles and supernatural references to reflect the natural world.
  b. all religion was fraudu
cedarkevin   48   1 Reply
6 years ago
The end of iconoclasm was overseen by which Byzantine ruler?
The end of iconoclasm was overseen by which Byzantine ruler?
The end of iconoclasm was overseen by which Byzantine ruler?
 
  a. Leo III
  b. Heraclius
  c. Alexus Comnenus
  d. Irene
  e. Constans II
rednexangel78   42   1 Reply
zoechunn
6 years ago
Which of the following fields are referenced in Diderot's Encyclopdie?
Which of the following fields are referenced in Diderot's Encyclopdie?
Which of the following fields are referenced in Diderot's Encyclopdie?
 
  a. Religion
  b. Philosophy
  c. Artisanal crafts
  d. Politics
  e. All of these.
jess9adamss   54   1 Reply
6 years ago
What was the purpose of bride shows?
What was the purpose of bride shows?
What was the purpose of bride shows?
 
  a. To solicit a suitable wife for Emperor Constantine VI.
  b. To create political alliances with non-Islamic countries through marriage.
  c. To demonstrate the streng
momo6534   31   1 Reply
brbri1219
6 years ago
Jean Jacques Rousseau's religion was ultimately
Jean Jacques Rousseau's religion was ultimately
Jean Jacques Rousseau's religion was ultimately
 
  a. Catholic.
  b. Calvinist.
  c. deist.
  d. Lutheran.
  e. atheist.
BallsDeep   52   1 Reply
6 years ago
In the struggle for power between Irene and Constantine VI, she received support from
In the struggle for power between Irene and Constantine VI, she received support from
In the struggle for power between Irene and Constantine VI, she received support from
 
  a. iconoclasts.
  b. court eunuchs appointed to key government positions.
  c. her son's second wife, Theodote.
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Mimicri   61   1 Reply
6 years ago
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