Were the Crusades Political or Religious? The Middle Ages was a religious age that was dominated by papacy. The Crusades show the religiousness of the Europeans in the Middle Ages‚ though we question ourselves if that was their only motive: Religion. People fought the Muslims‚ Seljuk Turks‚ to regain the Middle East in the name of "crusaders" which means "marked with the cross". This was the beginning of the Europe’s waking up to use their growing power to look outside Europe and dominate more lands
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The impact of the crusades on the west affected many things such as politically‚ socially‚ and the economic life of Europe. Feudalism was ended in Europe because of the help of the Crusade‚ and helped to create create the Renaissance. Many feudal lords went to go fight in the crusades‚ and ended up dying‚ leaving their serfs free. With fewer lords‚ kings gained more power and started to grow stronger. The monarchs gained strength once the knights left to go fight in the Middle East. With more power
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“What were the political‚ economic‚ technological and social impacts of the Moon landing?” Throughout human existence there have been many achievements that immediately and overwhelmingly changed the course of history. Other events are considered to have shaped the world over the longer-term using historical perspective. The Apollo missions and the moon landing in July 1969 changed and shaped the world excessively. The impact was significant and the iconic image of Armstrong’s first steps is sustained
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The Medieval Crusades occurred in a period of time when Christianity was trying to spread the word by sword (Corduan‚ 2012‚ p. 144). The Medieval Crusades occurred by the orders of Pope Urban II in hopes to gain control over the Holy Land of Jerusalem (History.com‚ n.d.). During the Medieval Crusades‚ numerous people band together to first fight the Muslims for land. Countless people had died for what was thought was God. In 1069‚ the first Medieval Crusade began against the Muslim. Recently
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Prompt: What were the long-term economic‚ social‚ and political effects of Reconstruction? The United States was challenged with many issues after the Civil War like crop lien work contracts‚ segregation‚ and unresolved problems with the seceded states. This period was called Reconstruction. After the Civil War‚ African Americans were free but with no place to live in or to work at‚ they settled with their former ‘masters’. African Americans were technically free‚ but no one wanted to hire a colored
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The Modern Era The Modern Era of political philosophy is best characterized as a revolt against the traditional constraints of the time. Machiavelli believed that politics should be separate and distinct from ethics‚ morality‚ and religion. Protestant reformers such as Luther and Calvin went head to head with the Catholic Church‚ paving the way for religious individualism and incorporating various political revisions. Hobbes called for a major overhaul in England concerning not only political and
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into their own countries‚ but what impacts would this have economically and socially? I will answer this question‚ analyzing both aspects‚ throughout this essay. This essay is based on books and articles I have read as well as interviews from my family members and detailed research through the internet. One source I mainly used was a book by Gyanesh Kudaisya and Tai Yong Tan: The Aftermath of Partition in South Asia‚ which gave me a good idea of the aspects that were mostly impacted by the partition
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relates to being a world of discovery and exploration. Our culture today could still be called‚ “ The Age Of Discovery.” The Age of Discovery connected the middle Ages and the modern era. Then came along the Renaissance movement‚ which ushered us into the early modern period. During this time a lot of discoveries and explorations were made such as: The exploration of diversity‚ pointed arches‚ crusades‚ trading of spices‚ new trade routes‚ astronomy‚ printing press‚ scientific revolution‚ human reasoning
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The Crusades are the Medieval European wars waged principally to recover the Holy Lands from the control of the Muslims. There is an aggregate of nine noteworthy Crusades‚ but the first four were the most important. The main legitimate Crusades were launched from Western Europe to recover and protect Jerusalem. The first crusade started in 1096 where tens of thousands of aggressive younger sons of the nobility went off to Palestine or Eastern Europe to fight the unbelievers‚ recover the long-lost
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Middle Ages‚ the period in European history from the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century ce to the period of the Renaissance (variously interpreted as beginning in the 13th‚ 14th‚ or 15th century‚ depending on the region of Europe and on other factors). The term and its conventional meaning were introduced by Italian humanists with invidious intent; the humanists were engaged in a revival of Classical learning and culture‚ and the notion of a thousand-year period of darkness and ignorance
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