Author Question: Which statement best describes combative tournaments involving knights? a. They were sanctioned ... (Read 54 times)

dakota nelson · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

What was the general thinking of the philosophes in regard to gender?

a. Nature had created equality in regard to gender.
b. Female genius adds to her family and household.
c. Most retained a traditional view in the inferiority of women.
d. Women should strive to improve her mind and appearance.
e. Female emancipation was a natural law.

Question 2

Which statement best describes combative tournaments involving knights?

a. They were sanctioned by the church as a testing ground for religious faith.
b. They consisted of the melee in which knights with a grudge fought to the death.
c. They were considered excellent and necessary training for warfare.
d. They were banned by 1100.
e. They were popular only in England but not on the continent.