Seventeenth-Century Europe Saw the Emergence of a Group of Intellectuals

question 50

Multiple Choice

Seventeenth-century Europe saw the emergence of a group of intellectuals known as the "ancients" who emphasized the authority of

• A)the Bible.
• B)Plato.
• C)human reason.
• D)Aristotle.
• E)Joseph Banks.

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