During the time period from the beginning of the Roman Empire to the Crusades‚ there were changes and continuities in religion. After Christianity became the main religion in the Roman Empire‚ it slowly changed as time went on and in some areas remained the same. At the beginning of the Roman Empire the Romans were a polytheistic people. They believed in many gods‚ which they adopted from the Greeks in Southern Italy. The Romans copied many of the Greek gods and myths but gave them different names
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1 Logan Tarkowski English III Mrs. Dewar 2/17/2014 Medieval Castles Throughout the Medieval Era there was a need for castles to fit all of the family and royalties that lived in these areas. Medieval castles have been around for a long time and are now apart of our history. They are historical evidence of the past‚ something that can be examined to find out new details about the past. Leftover items in these castles gives us evidence of how they lived inside the castle‚ the architecture shows how they defended and attacked castles
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The goal of the Crusade was to win Jerusalem back from the Muslims. The Crusaders knew it would be impossible to control and take over the city surrounded by the Muslims who thought the city was sacred to them and belonged to them. “To conquer and have the power over Jerusalem‚ the Crusaders had to attack and control the surrounding territories in Syria‚ Lebanon‚ and Palestine‚ including the important cities‚ Edessa‚ Antioch and Acre”. At first‚ the crusaders were successful. They captured land around
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of the European Renaissance. There are several key factors that led to the end of The Middle Ages other than the start of the Renaissance. The Black Plague and The Crusades undeniably led to the end of the Middle Ages because of the decrease of population from The Black Plague and the increase of foreign goods and trade from The Crusades among many other reasons. The Bubonic Plague‚ Black Plague‚ and Black Death are names for a deadly disease that killed between 75 and 200 million people in Europe
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War is an organized and often prolonged conflict that is carried out by states or non-state actors. It is generally characterised by extreme violence‚ social disruption and economic destruction. War should be understood as an actual‚ intentional and widespread armed conflict between political communities‚ and therefore is defined as a form of political violence or intervention. The set of techniques used by a group to carry out war is known as warfare. An absence of war is usually called peace.
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people fleeing Europe to join the Crusades? People were fleeing Europe to join the Crusades in search of fortune or salvation. Europe was in a state of disease‚ poverty and famine; the people suffered greatly. During the Middle Ages‚ illness and misfortune was considered punishment from God for sins committed. It was thought that in order for people to be free of their despairs they had to ask for forgiveness and find salvation. That was why many people joined the Crusades‚ to redeem themselves in the
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many can argue that this period of time can be labeled as a “Dark Age” because of the evil and injustice that occurred‚ it can be better labeled as an “Age of Faith” because of the great extent of power and influence the Catholic church had‚ the Crusades‚ and the peace that the church brought to the people. The great extent of power and influence that the Catholic church had shaped the lives of Christian Europeans. This was a factor to support how the middle ages were an age of faith. The picture
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Western Civilization Final The revival of trade and commerce during the middle ages impacted European Society in many ways but it is important to know how and what caused the revival of trade and commerce and then how it really changed the future European Society. First the rise of Christianity start brought a new phase of history. The end of the ancient world which was the beginning of the Middle ages. Three religions emerged from the fall of the ancient world‚ these were Latin Christendom‚ Byzantium
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the time. They sold indulgence to ordinary people who really believed it would save them‚ and used the money to power the crusades. Also pope Urban II promised everyone who took part in the crusades to get free indulgence. To me this means that people were so blinded they even gave their life to the church which promised salvation in return. Another reason are the crusades. I think that fighting and killing over who believes in better god is the most stupid thing people could do. The Church was
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order to fight off invaders like the Vikings in the North Sea during the ninth century and the Muslims of the Mediterranean Sea in the eight century. The most famous ruler during the Carolingian empire is Charlemagne who devised one of the first crusades to retake the holy land. The
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