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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?