Protestant Reformation‚ were written in a remarkably humble and academic tone‚ questioning rather than accusing. The overall thrust of the document was nonetheless quite provocative.” (“Martin Luther and the 95 Theses”‚ 2009) Luther added that if the pope is so wealthy‚ then why didn’t he build St Peters himself instead of using the poor believer’s money. (“Martin Luther and the 95 Theses”‚ 2009) Luther used a printing press to print his theses and convey his message to everyone in Germany. Without
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unfamiliar. Then test your understanding of the chapter by selecting the quizzes and short-answer activities included in this Online Study Guide. I. Opening Vignette A. In 1964‚ the Eastern Orthodox patriarch Athenagoras and Pope Paul VI met and rescinded the mutual excommunication decrees imposed by their respective churches in 1054. 1. Christianity had provided common ground for postclassical societies in western Eurasia
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n 1478‚ King Ferdinand II of Argon and Queen Isabella I of Castile established the Spanish Inquisition. Many people from other religions‚ such as Judaism and Islam‚ converted to Christianity and the Inquisition guaranteed that those who converted really left their old religion behind. Specifically‚ there were Jews who converted to Christianity that were called the conversos‚ who were also known as the New Christians or Crypto-Jews. The conversos converted to escape anti-Semitism‚ to gain high positions
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questioned. The Protestant reformation divided Christians and reshaped political and religious values in all of Europe. The empire was no longer united by religion. Overall the reformation led the way for big change I the church. Vatican II called by Pope John XIII in 1962 was where over 2‚500 bishops
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Authority The church acts as the moral authority to determine what is right and wrong based on certain circumstances. The official teaching of the church on these moral situations is called the magisterium. The magisterium consists of the bishops and the pope. In order to accomplish this mission to teach the faith the bishops will delegate and designate others to teach‚ or they will teach directly themselves. The bishops also give a teaching mission to theologians and to all those who speak in their name
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The First Crusade 1095-1100 1. The crusading movement was a significant event in the history of medieval Europe. They opened an era in which Western Europe came into direct contact with the great trade routes that united the civilizations of Eurasia For the first time since the fall of the Roman empire‚ western Europe was not isolated‚ but a part of a greater world. Many things flowed along these trade routes. Some were good‚ such as paper‚ the compass‚ medicines and spices‚ new crops and advances
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“countries”‚ with a total of 300 counts watching those territories. Otto brought his German self‚ and conquered all of the “Holy Roman Empire”. He starts the election process. Otto gets recognized by the Byzantines and Constantine‚ and then finally the pope recognizes him as well. That in and of its self shows that Otto was a legit ruler! Alfred has to survive in bog-like territory for a while. He was bookish‚
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faith. Another place of pilgrimage for Christians is Rome‚ which encloses the Vatican City‚ the capital of the Roman Catholic Church. On Easter Sunday‚ the pope makes a speech to a huge gathering of pilgrims from around the world in St. Peters Square outside the Cathedral of Saint Peter. Although the pope is the head of the Roman Catholic faith‚ not all the people who go to see him are Roman Catholics‚ or even Christians. This speech at Easter has become something of a
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1474. It is a very strange yet wonderful image full of all classes of men‚ women‚ children‚ and between them skeletons walk in procession. There are ten characters in this dance; each one is accompanied by Death. In-between the skeletons dance the pope‚ the cardinal‚ the bishop‚ the king‚ the queen‚ the innkeeper‚ the child‚ the maimed‚ the knight‚ and finally the merchant‚ who stands by a table covered with goods. The skeletons are naked and some of them play music; bagpipes‚ mandolins and wind
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As noted in more detail in the SparkNote on the Fall of the Roman Empire‚ beginning in the middle of the 3rd century CE‚ the Roman Empire faced increasing Germanic tribe infiltration and internal political chaos. Romans set up generals as emperors‚ who were quickly deposed by rival claimants. This pattern continued until Diocletian (r. 284-305) rose to power in 285. He and Constantine (324-337) administratively reorganized the empire‚ engineering an absolute monarchy. Constantine the Great patronized
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