Essay On Christianity In The Middle Ages
In the Middle Ages, there were various religions, but the most significant religion was Christianity. Christianity was spread after the fall of Rome Empire and numerous people joined to it. Rome had an impact on the politics and social of the western Europe. The Roman Empire gives some ideas of the social classes as well. Even though the Roman Empire had a huge impact on politics and social, the culture of Christianity was expanding and changed the western world's culture and made the government to unite the Europe impossible. The Church's influence was so powerful that its belief and knowledge affected spiritual decisions but also political decisions. The pope the head of Christianity church’s words were law. When the Germanic people migrated
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to the western Europe, it caused the change in social organization, government, and culture as well as religion. This marked one of the most significant shifts of the balance of power between religion and government, signal what became, the church’s slowly influencing European politics. Eventually, the church changed so significantly that “the influence of the church was a tremendously powerful force in the development of Europe’s geographic and political structure” (Woog 55). For centuries after Charlemagne’s rule, Christianity continued to play a major role in almost every side of politics as well as society and economics. This was a significant change during the European Middle Ages, which affects the European society to now.
In the Middle Ages, there were various religion, but the most significant religion was Christianity.
Christianity was spread after the fall of Rome Empire and numerous people joined to it. The Germanic people adopted many of the surrounding countries' practices, including the Christian religion. They also had their rules and kings as well. “most of the emperors who came after Constantine were christians, and they continued to strengthen the church. By the year 400 christianity was the official religion of the empire” (church page 9) Historians used to call the early Middle Ages the Dark Ages because this time was marked by confusion, disorder, and the breakdown of civilization in western Europe. But scholars today see this period as a time of change, rather than darkness, in Europe. As Rome's power crumbled, religion became the one thing shared by people throughout the former Roman realm. Today Christianity has many branches, but in western Europe during the Middle Ages there was only one. The Catholic Church, headed by the pope, played a central role in medieval life. But the Middle Ages were a dynamic time in human history. During this period, many Europeans converted to Christianity, and Islam became a dominant religion in the southern
Mediterranean.
to the western Europe, it caused the change in social organization, government, and culture as well as religion. This marked one of the most significant shifts of the balance of power between religion and government, signal what became, the church’s slowly influencing European politics. Eventually, the church changed so significantly that “the influence of the church was a tremendously powerful force in the development of Europe’s geographic and political structure” (Woog 55). For centuries after Charlemagne’s rule, Christianity continued to play a major role in almost every side of politics as well as society and economics. This was a significant change during the European Middle Ages, which affects the European society to now.
In the Middle Ages, there were various religion, but the most significant religion was Christianity.
Christianity was spread after the fall of Rome Empire and numerous people joined to it. The Germanic people adopted many of the surrounding countries' practices, including the Christian religion. They also had their rules and kings as well. “most of the emperors who came after Constantine were christians, and they continued to strengthen the church. By the year 400 christianity was the official religion of the empire” (church page 9) Historians used to call the early Middle Ages the Dark Ages because this time was marked by confusion, disorder, and the breakdown of civilization in western Europe. But scholars today see this period as a time of change, rather than darkness, in Europe. As Rome's power crumbled, religion became the one thing shared by people throughout the former Roman realm. Today Christianity has many branches, but in western Europe during the Middle Ages there was only one. The Catholic Church, headed by the pope, played a central role in medieval life. But the Middle Ages were a dynamic time in human history. During this period, many Europeans converted to Christianity, and Islam became a dominant religion in the southern
Mediterranean.