A New Civilization Emerges in Western Europe Introduction The postclassical period in the West is referred to as the Middle Ages. After recovering from the fall of Rome’s ancient empire‚ civilization gradually spread beyond the Mediterranean to the rest of western Europe. Most of the West was converted to Christianity. During the Middle Ages‚ Europe began to establish stronger ties with other Eurasian civilizations and with Africa. As a result of these connections‚ Europe learned new technologies
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The Medici Family The Medici family - controlled Florence throughout much of the Renaissance The Medici are the first princely dynasty to win their status not by warfare‚ marriage or inheritance but through commerce. They come to Florence in the 12th century from the nearby countryside. Their ancestral home is in the Mugello valley. During the next two centuries the family‚ amassing a fortune through banking and trade‚ begins also to play a prominent part in Florence’s political life. As yet
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condensed into one Crusade. Through the Christian’s efforts‚ the Crusades were unsuccessful‚ and they were unable to secure the Holy Land. As a result of a mass murder of Christians in Jerusalem‚ the Crusades erupted. • First Crusade- Ordered by the pope essentially as revenge for those who were murdered. “ Many European leaders answered the pope’s call. Armies of trained soldiers‚ as well as large groups of peasants‚ left Europe for Palestine. This First Crusade (1095 - 1099) cost many European lives
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Warrior Pope. Led armies against the French and Venetians -Tudors (why powerful?)- Edward IV Richard IIHenry VII. Used Star Chamber against nobles and Henry VII rebuilt monarchy -Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile (Inquisition why?)-Marriage created union of Spain. Completed Reconquista and Inquisition anti-Semitism -Charles V/Hapsburg- Holy Roman Emperor.1521: Habsburg-Valois WarsBattlefield was often Italy -Mirandola- Oration of the Dignity of Man -“Renaissance popes”- Became
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well-known business district money-making zoned street in Key West. It runs from north to south of the bay of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. From seashore‚ the street is just over 1.25 miles in length. It was named after the first governor of Florida William Pope Duval In 2012 the American Planning Association named Duval Street as the greatest Avenue. There is a mix of early Key West Victorian mansions and bungalows dotting the neighborhood on the Atlantic Ocean end of Duval Street. Though this end of Duval
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must first be understood. The reforming spirituality of the twelfth century created a new lifestyle for the everyday Christian. In the twelfth century many reformers were hard at work altering the lives of Christians throughout Europe. From Pope Gregory VII to Anselm of Canterbury‚ each leader brought about change and new ideas. The lives of monastics as well as the lives of the nonsecular were greatly influenced by these reforms. An end
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Vercellae banished to Asia for holding the Nicene faith‚ were acting in unison with St. Basil‚ the two St. Gregories‚ and the reconciled Semi-Arians. As an intellectual movement the heresy had spent its force. Theodosius‚ a Spaniard and a Catholic‚ governed the whole Empire. Athanasius died in 373; but his cause triumphed at Constantinople‚ long an Arian city‚ first by the preaching of St. Gregory Nazianzen‚ then in the Second General Council (381)‚ at the opening of which Meletius of Antioch presided
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Peter to be the rock upon which His Church shall be built (Matt. 16:18.) Throughout the centuries‚ the earthy head of the Church (the Pope) had been divinely passed down; starting with Peter and so on and so forth. The authority of the men that have held the said position has been challenged repeatedly. Before the time of the Poststent Reformation‚ the authority of the Pope was being held in question by a man by the name of John Wycliffe. John Wycliffe was born in the United Kingdom in 1320. Wycliffe
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extended to northeast Spain‚ Bavaria‚ north Italy Charlemagne’s Administration Capital city at Aachen (in modern Germany) Relied on aristocratic deputies‚ known as counts Used missi dominici to oversee local authorities Charlemagne as Emperor Pope Leo III proclaimed Charlemagne emperor‚ 800 The coronation strained relations with Byzantine emperors The Age of the Vikings Louis the Pious Invasions Vikings Devolution of Political Authority Economy and Society in Early Medieval Europe
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August 8. He was canonized by Pope Gregory XI in 1234. He is the patron saint of astronomers. There are many fun facts on St. Dominic and his order‚ the Dominican Order.To begin with‚ St. Dominic studied at the University at Palencia. He was appointed canon at Osma in 1199. He helped preach against the Albigensians‚ a heresy. He was given a house at Toulouse‚ and there Dominic founded an order dedicated to conversions of the Albigensians. His order was approved by Pope Honorius III. The Dominican ordered
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