How successful was Louis XIV in achieving religious unity in France in the years 1661-1715? (24 marks). For Louis XIV‚ achieving religious unity in France was of major concern as it was a challenge to his absolutism. Being a devote Catholic‚ Louis wanted to unite France under Catholicism as the presence of other unorthodox religions meant that Louis was not supported in every way‚ like an absolute King should be. Many‚ including Louis‚ saw the King of France to be ‘The Most Christian King’‚ and
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How succesfully did Italian governments deal with the problems they faced between 1896-1915 The liberal Italian Government faced many problems in the period between 1896 to 1915; Italy was in a political‚ economical and social state and was being held back in many ways because of this. Giolitti brought promising progress to Italy but could not solve all of the problems the government faced by 1915. Perhaps the most apparent and important problem which faced Italy was that of their economic situation
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Once the Roman empire collapsed‚ Christian Europeans civilizations began to emerge in Western Europe. The Frankish rule the emerged from within Rome established a Christian state that lasted that was founded by Clovis and was continually passed down to the sons from the Merovingians founded by Clovis‚ the Carolingians led by Charles Martel and Pepin III‚ to the age of Charlemagne following Pepin’s death. Although Charlemagne’s empire was able to improve the status of Western Europe‚ after Charlemagne’s
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head was later embalmed and sent to the pope as a trophy. For three days Thousands of Huguenots including women and children were murdered in Paris. A decree went out to purge France of heretics. Massacres were carried out all over the country‚ with death toll estimates ranging wildly‚ from thousands to as high as 110‚000. Regardless‚ an amnesty granted in 1573 pardoned the perpetrators. When news of the massacre reached the Vatican‚ there was rejoicing. Pope Gregory XIII actually had a commemorative
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play in our culture‚ as it relates to America ’s adolescents‚ teens and young adults? Is there still a place for organized religion in a society were Snookie and the iPad have all but replaced Jesus Christ and the bible? As the newly-elect pontiff Pope Benedict prepares to guide the Roman Catholic Church into the future‚ church leaders are struggling to keep young people from leaving the faith. Four out of five Catholics who have left the church‚ and have not joined another faith or denomination
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Chapter 1‚ Section 3‚ Comprehension 3-5 Why did many Christians call for Church reform? The Church had become increasingly caught up in worldly affairs. And many Popes competed with princes for political power. The church needed money to finance the many stculptures that were hired to beautify the church. So soon the Churches charged for indulgences that were once only earned by going to the crusades. The church began to sell Gods forgiveness‚ an idea that was corrupted and therefore had to be change
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The rise of Charlemagne in the Middle Ages impacted much of Western Europe and was reestablished to be as powerful as the Old Roman empire. The Holy Roman Emperor was able to unite and influence the people of Europe for many years to come. Before Charlemagne (or Charles the Great) came into power in 768‚ his grandfather Charles Martel became the ruler of the Frankish territories after the Merovingian dynasty was losing control of it. When Martel died‚ his son Pepin the Short‚ took the power of the
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* Early Medieval Europe Founding of the Church * 2. Introduction: The Roots (This Series) Judaism Greece Rome Christianity and Christ Himself The Early Theologians * 3. Introduction: Fluorescence (The Next Series) Dark Ages Feudalism The Sociopolitical Structure Eve of the Renaissance * 4. Roots of Medieval Era: Judaism of Abraham Hebrews: a population in the city of Ur in Sumeria The word is derived from Greek biblia‚ which means “book‚” hence “People of the Book” Abraham was said
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affected the development of music greatly during the middle ages. People used music for different things as entertainment‚ in the church and through their lifetime. The main form of music during The Middle Ages was the Gregorian Chant‚ named for Pope Gregory I. This music was used in the Catholic Church to enhance services. It knew as sacred music of Latin text‚ sung by monks without instrumentation. The Chant is sung in a monophonic texture‚ which means there is only one line of music. It has
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Christianity 391 Christianity made the state religion of the Roman Empire 476 End of the Roman Empire Ca.530 St. Benedict’s Rule written 612 Monastery of St. Gall founded 800 Charlemagne coronated as Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope in Rome 816-17 Synod in Aachen Ca.820 Ideal plan for the Monastery of St. Gall drafted Monastery: A monastery is a building or collection of buildings in which monks live. Basilica: A basilica is a church that is rectangular in shape and has
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