Liberty University: EDUC 703 Quiz
2 Study Guide questions and
answers 2025
Which culture was most isolated in the fifteenth-century Atlantic world? -
answer Americas
The Niger River Valley had Islamic universities in the 15TH century. -
answer Yes, the Niger River Valley did have Islamic universities in the
fifteenth century. These universities played a significant role in the spread
of Islamic knowledge and scholarship during that time. Great recall!
Luther was highly critical of _____1____except for ____2_____. - answer 1:
Aquinas, Aristotle, Scholastics
2: Augustine
true of fifteenth-century Europe - answer monotheistic religions, the
printing press and relative peace
Which educational thinker had the strongest impact on Puritan education
of New England? - answer Calvin encouraged a school system of two
tracks: one for common people and another for the upper classes.
Common schools would implement the catechisms, basic academic skills,
and literacy in the vernacular language. Whereas, Latin grammar schools
for the upper class would focus on the classics to prepare students as
leaders in the church, government, or community. Puritans brought this
system of education with them to New England in 1620 and by 1647
passed the Old Deluder Satan Act, the first compulsory education law in
the New World. This law required towns of fifty families or more to provide
a teacher for basic academic skills.
Luther proposed that city governments be responsible for maintaining
schools. - answer TRUE
2 Study Guide questions and
answers 2025
Which culture was most isolated in the fifteenth-century Atlantic world? -
answer Americas
The Niger River Valley had Islamic universities in the 15TH century. -
answer Yes, the Niger River Valley did have Islamic universities in the
fifteenth century. These universities played a significant role in the spread
of Islamic knowledge and scholarship during that time. Great recall!
Luther was highly critical of _____1____except for ____2_____. - answer 1:
Aquinas, Aristotle, Scholastics
2: Augustine
true of fifteenth-century Europe - answer monotheistic religions, the
printing press and relative peace
Which educational thinker had the strongest impact on Puritan education
of New England? - answer Calvin encouraged a school system of two
tracks: one for common people and another for the upper classes.
Common schools would implement the catechisms, basic academic skills,
and literacy in the vernacular language. Whereas, Latin grammar schools
for the upper class would focus on the classics to prepare students as
leaders in the church, government, or community. Puritans brought this
system of education with them to New England in 1620 and by 1647
passed the Old Deluder Satan Act, the first compulsory education law in
the New World. This law required towns of fifty families or more to provide
a teacher for basic academic skills.
Luther proposed that city governments be responsible for maintaining
schools. - answer TRUE
