Erasmus was a Dutch scholar and Catholic priest whose views were distinct from many other religious reformers. Erasmus travelled throughout Europe as a biblical and humanist educator. He trusted the power of words and used his writing to attack scholars theology and clerical abuses and promote his philosophy of Christ.
Erasmus was condemned from all sides because of his ideas which were opposed by clergies. He had worked for peace and unity, only to experience war and breakup.
Mercantilism the economic theory that trade generates wealth and is stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances, which a government should encourage by means of protectionism.
Passover is related to the final plague in Egypt during the Exodus. The holiday is called such because the angel of death <em>passed over</em> the Jews when the angel carried out the final plague.
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