Council of Florence-Ferrara - 2023 BHSU Online

Question

Along with a delegation of Greek scholars, John VIII Palaiologos traveled to this council in an effort to persuade Pope Eugene IV to end the Great Schism. For 10 points each:

[10m] Name this 15th century church council, which moved from one Italian city to another due to the plague.

ANSWER: Council of Florence-Ferrara [or Council of Ferrara; accept Council of Basel; accept any combination of the 3 cities mentioned]

[10h] This late Byzantine philosopher, called the new Plato by some Italian Renaissance thinkers, was part of the delegation. He secretly advocated a rejection of Christianity and return to the worship of Greek gods in his posthumous Book of Laws.

ANSWER: Gemistos Plethon [or Georgios Gemistos Plethon]

[10e] Plethon revived the use of this ancient term to refer to the Greek people in an effort to create a nation in the Peloponnese. The name of the modern nation of Greece derives from this term. Word forms are acceptable.

ANSWER: Hellenes [accept Hellenic Republic or Hellas]

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2023 BHSU @ Berkeley	03/18/2023	Y	3	16.67	100%	33%	33%
2023 BHSU @ Maryland	03/11/2023	Y	3	10.00	100%	0%	0%
2023 BHSU @ Northwestern	02/25/2023	Y	6	15.00	100%	33%	17%
2023 BHSU Online	04/15/2023	Y	4	17.50	75%	50%	50%
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield	04/15/2023	Y	2	15.00	100%	50%	0%
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo	04/15/2023	Y	3	13.33	100%	33%	0%
2023 BHSU @ Yale	04/08/2023	Y	3	16.67	100%	67%	0%

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Hutto Hippos	Rollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang	10	10	10	30
Hutto Hippos	Rollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang	10	10	0	20
Hutto Hippos	Cornell C++	10	10	10	30
Hutto Hippos	Cornell C++	10	10	0	20
The Enrique Trastamara Military Academy B	Cornell B-	0	0	10	10
What is BH! And you are asking me? BHSU	Rollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang	0	0	10	10
Hutto Hippos	Rollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang	10	10	10	30
Hutto Hippos	Rollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang	10	10	0	20
Hutto Hippos	Cornell C++	10	10	10	30
Hutto Hippos	Cornell C++	10	10	0	20