Elliot‚ J.H.‚ Imperial Spain: 1469-1716. London: Penguin Books‚ 1963. 423pgs. In Imperial Spain‚ J.H. Elliot examines the history of early modern Spain from the reign of the Catholic Monarchs‚ Isabella and Ferdinand‚ to the reformation of the Spanish government by the first member of the Bourbon dynasty. According to the author‚ at the start of the 15th century‚ Spain was internally weak‚ hopelessly divided and isolated
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Tintoretto at the Madonna dell’Orto The Madonna dell’Orto in Carnnaregio is full of the activities of Tintoretto. It is originally dedicated to St. Christropher‚ and was run by the Secular Canons of San Giorgio in Alga‚ a monastic community. With a close relationship with the Canons‚ Tintoretto decorated this church with multiple paintings‚ including the Last Judgement‚ and the Worship of the Golden Calf‚ finished in 1566‚ and the Miracle of St. Agnes altarpiece in the mid-1560s‚ which all will be
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Galileo lived in a time of division and repression between religious and scientific theory‚ where most writings were incendiary and disincentivized unity. His letter to the Grand Duchess Christina worked against what most of his contemporaries were peddling. Galileo’s assertions of separation in the meanings of scientific and religious thought powerfully achieve his goal of reconciling the conflict between science and religion. He does this by using credible sources to discredit those who speak against
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Popes) Essential Question: “What were the most significant social and religious events of the late Middle Ages (early Renaissance)?” Vocabulary: Decameron‚ Jacquerie‚ guild‚ Estates General‚ primogeniture‚ Unam Sanctam‚ Wycliffe‚ Lollards‚ Hussites‚ heresy‚ Great Schism‚ Conciliar Movement‚ Golden Horde WEEK 3: Sept 8-12 Chapter 10—Pages 318-338 Essential Question: “How did the humanists impact culture and politics during the Italian and Northern Renaissance era?” Vocabulary: humanism‚ city-sate‚ ciompi
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Inquisition - A court set up to accused those not following the rules of the church. Franciscans & Dominicans - missionaries that lived among the people in poverty. They were dedicated to stopping heresy. Cluny Reforms - A movement that wanted to clean up the church like bribes and bargaining with the king. 1. In what ways were the traditions of the former Roman Empire incorporated into Western Europe? The Roman Empire was very significant during
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weep‚ and the tear-blurred vision in red before me looked very familiar. ‘Doodle!’ I screamed above the pounding storm and threw my body above his. For a long time‚ it seemed forever‚ I lay there crying‚ sheltering my fallen scarlet ibis from the heresy of rain” (Hurst 186). In the moment‚ Brother did not think about how Doodle’s body was not strong enough to run. He ran ahead thinking Doodle was right behind him‚ but he had fallen. Brother realized he wasn’t coming‚ ran back to him‚ and found him
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known him as the Buddha or “enlightened one”. Alike to Buddhism‚ Jesus of Nazareth was born in the first century C.E. The people practiced other religions envy with him because he claimed to be the son of God. Subsequently‚ Jesus was prosecuted for heresy and sentenced to be crucified. The biographies of Buddha and Christ have several similar features. The death of both is accompanied by great natural phenomenon. After death‚ the teaching of them was spread extensively in many other countries.
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views on Christianity‚ often considering Christians and Jews to be People of the Book or as heretics. Christian views on Islam are diverse and range from considering Islam a fellow Abrahamic religion worshipping the same God‚ to believing Islam to be heresy or an unrelated cult. Christianity and Islam both consider Jesus to have been sent by God. However Christians generally consider Jesus to be the Son of God‚ while Muslims consider the Trinity a division of God’s Oneness and a
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The devastation of the Black Death following hard on the heels of the Mongol destruction of Islam’s most important city and capital of the Abbasid Empire‚ Baghdad‚ eliminated Islam’s old political order. Nonetheless‚ these two catastrophes prepared the way for new Islamic states to emerge. Of these‚ the Ottoman‚ the Safavid‚ and the Mughal dynasties ultimately grew powerful enough to become empires themselves. The most powerful‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ occupied the pivotal area between
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medicine‚ and philosophy. Byzantine scholarship emphasized Greek tradition. Preserved and transmitted Greek thought to later cultures. Most distinctive feature was involvement of the emperor. Council of Nicaea (325 C.E.) in which Arianism was declared heresy. Monasticism origins in early Christian ascetics (hermits). There was tension between eastern and west Christianity. Constantinople and Rome: strains mirrored political tensions. Ritual and
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