Question by Shivam K: a world lit only by fire questions? please answer as many questions as you can.?
1. Whose country was “the back of a horse”? What does it mean?
2. How many conquered rebels did Charlemagne have beheaded for refusing baptism?
3. Who was the first to teach that sex was evil and that salvation was possible only through the intercession of the Virgin Mary?
4. What did Canossa symbolize? Is it a valid symbol?
5. Who was “history’s most celebrated iconoclast” and why?
6. “At any given moment the most dangerous enemy in Europe was ___ .” Who was it? (p.37)
7. Why were papal proclamations called “bulls”?
8. What factors led to the demise of knighthood?
9. When was Aristotle rediscovered by the West?
10. After Magellan, who was the next to navigate the “Straits of Magellan” successfully and survive to tell the tale?
11. What was a “blackbirder”?
12. What was the fate of Iberian Jews near the end of the 15th century?
13. What was “perhaps the most celebrated crime of the Middle Ages”?
14. What country were the Borgia’s from, and how did they become popes?
15. Who said, “God has given us the papacy, let us enjoy it.”
16. When did the Roman Catholic Church establish the rule of celibacy for the clergy?
17. Who was “the ultimate pontifical disaster”, and why?
18. Who declared that the pope “is no longer a Christian.” He is an infidel, a heretic, and as such has ceased to be a pope?”
19. Who attempted to have the leaders of the Medici family in Florence murdered during Mass in the Cathedral?
20. What was Europe’s most populous country in 1500, and what was its population?
21. What were the 3 largest cities in Europe in 1500, and what were their populations?
22. What was the banking family that became prominent in the Hansa and then in all of Europe?
23. Half of all people died before reaching what age?
24. What were lepers, prostitutes, and Jews required to wear?
25. What was it illegal to wear unless you were nobly born (aristocratic)?
26. Who built the first standing clock in England, and when?
27. What was used as a substitute for long prison sentences?
28. When was the use of a diamond as an engagement ring introduced, and where?
29. At what age could girls legally marry? What about boys?
30. Who were the cleanest people in Europe? (p. 68)
31. Who described life as being “nasty, brutish, and short”? (p. 92)
32. In 1513, who became “first painter and engineer” to Frances I?
33. What subjects made up the trivium and the quadrivium?
34. Who fought and died in “the Great Slaughter”?
35. What did Sir Thomas More denounce as “as profitable as milking a he-goat into a sieve”?
36. What did Martin Luther identify as the greatest enemy of faith?
37. What two challenges did Humanism present to the Church?
38. What was Erasmus’ father’s profession?
39. What special gift did Erasmus possess which gave him a great influence upon the upper and middle classes?
40. Who was the “warrior pope”?
41. What consistent theme of Erasmus’ works enraged the clergy?
42. What crisis led Pope Leo X to announce a “special sale” of indulgences in 1517?
43. Who became “the most famous man to misjudge Professor Martin Luther”?
44. What did Satan and Luther throw at each other (allegedly)?
45. Where was Luther when he experienced his great insight into God’s justice and man’s salvation?
46. To what aspect of indulgences did Luther object most of all?
47. What was suggested by “Pitchfork John”?
48. How did Luther escape arrest in Augsburg in October, 1518?
49. What position taken by Luther in debate with Eck at Leipzig in 1519 revealed him as “an unshriven, unrepentant apostate”?
50. List those who votes elected the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
51. How did Luther exploit the rising spirit of German nationalism (Herrenvolk)?
52. To what was Luther referring when he wrote in 1520, “We here come to the heart of the matter.”?
53. What did Luther find more acceptable than divorce?
54. What did Erasmus say were Luther’s 2 major blunders?
55. At the Diet of Worms, what did Luther offer to recant?
56. To what was historian Thomas Carlyle referring when he spoke of “the greatest moment in the modern history of man”?
57. Who said, “I do not admit that my doctrine can be judged by anyone, even by angels.”?
58. Who laid the egg that Luther hatched?
59. When was Erasmus excommunicated and branded a heretic?
60. Whose body was quartered and then burned on a pile of excrement?
61. How did Luther view Copernicus?
62. How did Calvin deal with the issues of abortion and illegitimacy?
63. “In truth everyone is convinced that all this has happened as a judgment of God on the great tyranny and disorders of the papal court.” To what was the speaker referring (in 1526)?
64. What is the meaning of the title of the book, “a world lit only by fire”?
65. For what profession had Henry VIII been trained,
Best answer:
Answer by ▐▀▀▼▀▀▌ ►jkjkhardcore◄ ▐▄▄▲▄▄▌
1. Whose country was “the back of a horse”? What does it mean?
America it means we fight from the back of a horse
2. How many conquered rebels did Charlemagne have beheaded for refusing baptism?69
3. Who was the first to teach that sex was evil and that salvation was possible only through the intercession of the Virgin Mary?catholics
4. What did Canossa symbolize? Is it a valid symbol?it symbolized freedom no it’s not
5. Who was “history’s most celebrated iconoclast” and why?hitler
6. “At any given moment the most dangerous enemy in Europe was ___ .” Who was it? (p.37)hitler
7. Why were papal proclamations called “bulls”?because they were bullcrap
8. What factors led to the demise of knighthood?guns
9. When was Aristotle rediscovered by the West?when they decided to listen to him
10. After Magellan, who was the next to navigate the “Straits of Magellan” successfully and survive to tell the tale?
christopher columbus
11. What was a “blackbirder”?your mom
12. What was the fate of Iberian Jews near the end of the 15th century?they were sent away most likely germany
13. What was “perhaps the most celebrated crime of the Middle Ages”?rape
14. What country were the Borgia’s from, and how did they become popes?they used their influence and wealth to buy positions of power
15. Who said, “God has given us the papacy, let us enjoy it.”
the pope
16. When did the Roman Catholic Church establish the rule of celibacy for the clergy?when they decided to fondle little boys sometime during the creation of the catholic church
17. Who was “the ultimate pontifical disaster”, and why?
hitler becuase he killed people
18. Who declared that the pope “is no longer a Christian.” He is an infidel, a heretic, and as such has ceased to be a pope?”
hitler
19. Who attempted to have the leaders of the Medici family in Florence murdered during Mass in the Cathedral?hitler
20. What was Europe’s most populous country in 1500, and what was its population?
150+135-180 was the population
21. What were the 3 largest cities in Europe in 1500, and what were their populations?france-100% england 150% and former rome 60%
22. What was the banking family that became prominent in the Hansa and then in all of Europe?goldberg
23. Half of all people died before reaching what age?
30
24. What were lepers, prostitutes, and Jews required to wear?
a star of david
25. What was it illegal to wear unless you were nobly born (aristocratic)?a cape
26. Who built the first standing clock in England, and when?
big clock ben to wake everyone up
27. What was used as a substitute for long prison sentences?
death penalty
28. When was the use of a diamond as an engagement ring introduced, and where?
when little girls got married in france
29. At what age could girls legally marry? What about boys?
14 .. 12
30. Who were the cleanest people in Europe? (p. 68)
you were
31. Who described life as being “nasty, brutish, and short”? (p. 92)
napolean
32. In 1513, who became “first painter and engineer” to Frances I?
the mona lisa
33. What subjects made up the trivium and the quadrivium?
physics
34. Who fought and died in “the Great Slaughter”?
cats vs rats
35. What did Sir Thomas More denounce as “as profitable as milking a he-goat into a sieve”?prostitutes
36. What did Martin Luther identify as the greatest enemy of faith?
the government
37. What two challenges did Humanism present to the Church?
starving children (little boys) and rats
38. What was Erasmus’ father’s profession?
clock maker
39. What special gift did Erasmus possess which gave him a great influence upon the upper and middle classes?
he woke everyone up with big ben
40. Who was the “warrior pope”?
Pope jesus christ
41. What consistent theme of Erasmus’ works enraged the clergy?
waking everyone up with a silly clock
42. What crisis led Pope Leo X to announce a “special sale” of indulgences in 1517?
the financial crisis of 1517
43. Who became “the most famous man to misjudge Professor Martin Luther”?the guy who shot him
44. What did Satan and Luther throw at each other (allegedly)?
pies
45. Where was Luther when he experienced his great insight into God’s justice and man’s salvation?
he was sitting on his porch eating an apple
46. To what aspect of indulgences did Luther object most of all?
kindness
47. What was suggested by “Pitchfork John”?
to commit suicide
48. How did Luther escape arrest in Augsburg in October, 1518?
he jumped out of a flaming building while swinging a sword and screaming FREEDOMMMM!
49. What position taken by Luther in debate with Eck at Leipzig in 1519 revealed him as “an unshriven, unrepentant apostate”?
missionary
50. List those who votes elected the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. the liberals and african americans
51. How did Luther exploit the rising spirit of German nationalism (Herrenvolk)? he said hey.. lets kill jewish people and they did.
52. To what was
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