The correct answer would be B - it affected European arts and culture for thousands of years.
While the Hellenistic civilization itself did eventually extinguish in the form that existed at the time, Romans drew inspiration and knowledge from their civilization for a lot of things and for an extended period.
Furthermore, the achievements and the civilization itself inspired many artists, writers, poets, etc. in the following centuries that based their work on the ideas and stories of the Hellenistic civilization.
Montesquieu most likely influenced this quote. Montesquieu believed in the separation of powers, meaning the branches of government would be independent of one another and have individual responsibilities. His ideas influenced this quote from Madison by stating that if all governmental branches were not separate, they would cause conflict and there would be an extreme imbalance of power, which would explain Madison’s monicker of “tyranny”.
Answer:
c.it presented new keys to understanding Christianity
Explanation:
Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion differ from the teachings of Luther because "it presented new keys to understanding Christianity."
This is evident in the fact that unlike Luther and most Christian doctrine at the time who believed in acquiring salvation through faith, John Calvin concluded that salvation is a matter of predestination and it's designed for some people only.
Hence, in this case, the correct answer is option C "it presented new keys to understanding Christianity."
