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    Correct Answer(s): D 7. This author of The Prince is considered the greatest Renaissance political theorist. A) Machiavelli B) Mirandola C) Dufay D) Erasmus Points Earned: 4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s): A 8. In the 1500s‚ the most important Christian humanist in Europe was: A) Mirandola. B) Machiavelli. C) Dufay. D) Erasmus. Points Earned: 4.0/4.0 Correct Answer(s): D 9. Which of Christ’s apostles appears three times in Masaccio’s The Tribute Money? A) Peter B) Stephen

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    in France during the Renaissance. The concept of civilite was an expression and a symbol of a social formation‚ which was embraced by most nations. Civilite owes its specific meaning to a short treatise by Erasmus of Rotterdam‚ (On civility in boys)‚ which became socially accepted in 1530. Erasmus provided a fresh sharpness and momentum to the long established and commonplace word civilitas. Finally the concept of civilization expressed an entirely new form of self-consciousness‚ more polite and restrained

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    Robert Gray and Christo Erasmus‚ both explore the concept of self discovery but alter the discovery to being either new and refreshing or challenging and confronting. “Journey‚ North Coast” written by poet Robert Gray‚ demonstrates the self discovery of a concealed environment. This influences the persona’s demeanour to an undulate and stimulating psyche. However‚ the poem “The meatworks” by Robert Gray‚ and short film “The Pencil” (TROPFEST) directed by Christo Erasmus‚ exposes the threats of a

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    Question 1 (Worth 5 points) The creation of the Index by the Church was in part a result of which of the following?  anger over being forced to give up their lavish lifestyles  a lack of trust in the ability of the faithful to read texts without being led astray  This is a correct answer  a new emphasis on obedience that had been passed down from the Jesuit  anxiety over the impending Thirty Years War Points earned on this question: 5 Question 2 (Worth 5 points) The Council of Trent did

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    The Northern Humanists were firm believers in higher education. Yet‚ they were also very critical of the way it was carried it out. Analyze their main criticisms of higher education and learning. The Northern Humanists are strong believers in higher education.  They differed from the more Italian approach; The Northerners emphasized education across a broader band of society‚ not just a more scholarly yet secluded class of intellectuals.  Somewhat oddly‚ the study of the ancient classics was

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    The development of academic textual criticism as applied to the Biblical text by scholars such as Erasmus made clear the need for reconsideration of the interpretation and application of the Biblical texts. Ad fontes humanists pointed the church back to Classical Greece and Rome‚ as well as the beginnings of the Christian tradition with a commitment to

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    Erasmus believed the Bible teaches that people have free will and that without it‚ people are not responsible for their actions. Luther believed that God‚ in His foreknowledge and omnipotence‚ was utterly sovereign and that people are slaves either to God

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    Question 1 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points) Read the following excerpt from Martin Luther’s 95 Theses. Use the excerpt to answer the following question: When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said‚ "Repent" (Mt 4:17)‚ he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance. This word cannot be understood as referring to the sacrament of penance‚ that is‚ confession and satisfaction‚ as administered by the clergy. Yet it does not mean solely inner repentance; such inner repentance is worthless

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    INTRODUCTION Erasmus (2008) argues that race is socially constructed by human thought and interactions rather than something exists biologically. Human beings build racial categories based on differences in terms of physical characteristics. Race similar to identity and culture is constructed through the patterns of thought and behaviour defined by a certain group of people to create distinctions‚ it is innate one is not born with it‚ race is not fixed in human nature it can be made and also we

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    Mid-Terms Charles and Emma notes Summary Charles Darwin was born on February 12‚ 1809‚ in Shrewsbury‚ England and died at the Down House in Kent on April 19‚ 1882. He was born to Robert and Susannah Darwin. In 1831‚ Darwin was offered a position on board the HMS Beagle. He eagerly accepted the opportunity and spent the next five years on board the Beagle. Henslow and other geologists‚ zoologists‚ and botanists were fascinated by the specimens he had collected.

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