Seventeenth-century New England Puritans believed that the church was defined as the
Select one:
O a. members of the civil government.
O b. rituals of baptism and marriage observed faithfully by all.
O c. men and women who had entered a covenant with each other and
with God.
O d. place in which men and women enjoyed communal activities such as
dancing and playing music or games.

Astudy of the generalization most clearly supports the generalization a. differing religious beliefs have been a source of conflict b. as the culture of the middle east developed very little was borrowed from other countries c. the nations of the middle east have long played a dominant role in world affairs d. the people of the middle east have generally adopted the ideas and values of western culture