Question

A historian would most likely interpret the rhetoric in the passage as evidence that rulers of imperial states in the period circa 1450–1750 continued to


use religious ideas to highlight their political legitimacy and attack the legitimacy of their enemies

Option A,use religious ideas to highlight their political legitimacy and attack the legitimacy of their enemies

a

prefer to resolve interstate conflicts through warfare rather than through diplomatic means

Option B,prefer to resolve interstate conflicts through warfare rather than through diplomatic means

b

patronize religious establishments and preside over religious ceremonies

Option C,patronize religious establishments and preside over religious ceremonies

c

seek to unite forces to prevent the spread of secular ideas

Option D,seek to unite forces to prevent the spread of secular ideas

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Answer 1

Answer: A.

Rulers in 1450–1750 commonly invoked religious authority to legitimize their rule and to condemn rivals. Examples: European monarchs and the Spanish crown used Catholicism to justify conquest and discredit Protestants; Ottoman sultans claimed Islamic authority (and the caliphate); Safavid rulers promoted Shiʿism to legitimize their dynasty and mark Sunnis as outsiders; Chinese emperors appealed to the Mandate of Heaven. These uses of religious rhetoric fit option A.