Historical and Personal Background of the Divine Comedy By Joseph Crane Version 1.0 May 2012© This essay is to accompany Between Fortune and Providence: Astrology and the Universe in Dante’s Divine Comedy. What follows is the overview and timeline I wish I had when I first started reading the Divine Comedy. Many commentaries of the Divine Comedy give background historical information‚ usually consisting of a general introduction and brief explanations when specific characters and events
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Martin Luther’s 95 theses expressed his ideas about the Bible‚ the role of papacy in society‚ how to get into heaven‚ and religious authority. His theses as well as his translation of the Bible to German let people develop their own understandings of Christianity. This shift toward political and religious freedom caused a divide
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Conflict Analysis Sheet Name of Conflict: The Crusades Time period: Crusades took place from 1096 – 1270 Type of Conflict: Religious conflict and Health conflict Underlying causes: The reason for the crusades was a war between Christians and Muslims which centered around the city of Jerusalem. The City of Jerusalem held a Holy significance to the Christian religion. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem commemorated the hill of crucifixion and the tomb of Christ’s burial and was visited
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Diet of Worms) and he escaped to Germany. The idea of Protestantism quickly spread over Germany‚ as people began to be interested because his religion was simpler and was based on faith. Luther worked with authorities and brought upon reforms of the papacy and instructed all Christians to obey their rulers. However the radicals (the group of people that did not want the church and state together) began to interest German peasants with their ideas of social change. Since the 15th century‚ the
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Absolutism in the 1700s exceeded Constitutionalism The Experience of France and England in the 17th century demonstrates the intellectual and practical superiority of absolutism over constitutionalism. Absolutism in France was much more secure than Constitutionalism in England. Absolutism controlled all competing interest groups and organized all religious sects. Louis XIV had centralized power and control under his authority in France while Constitutionalism in England failed to create absolute
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Byzantine Empire Constantinople Also known as Istanbul‚ Byzantium‚ Eastern Roman Empire. Constantine moved capital to Constantinople. Justinian Reigned from 527-565. Military conquests‚ rebuilds city‚ law code. From Macedonia. Adopted. Had a lot of smart people working in his administration. Retook Rome as a way to get a larger tax base. Wanted to restore religious unity‚ afraid Jesus was returning and wanted Rome back to the great city it was. Theodora Justinian’s wife. “Dancer” might have
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1. What were the ’disasters’ that Europe suffered during the fourteenth century‚ and what were their consequences? (Short Answer). There were many disasters during the fourteenth century for instance‚ The Black Death and the revolts and repression‚ The Hundred Years War‚ The Babylonian Captivity‚ and The Great Schism all of which lead to many consequences. The Black Death was a horrible plague that hit Europe in the 1200 to 1600 time frame‚ wiping out about a third of its population. The disease
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Charlemagne History 101 - Fast Forward Fall 1996 PREPARED BY: SUBMITTED: September 30‚ 1996 Charlemagne‚ or Charles the Great‚ King of the Franks (742-814)‚ was a strong leader who unified Western Europe through military power and the blessing of the Church. His belief in the need for education among the Frankish people was to bring about religious‚ political‚ and educational reforms that would change the history of Europe. Charlemagne was born in 742 at Aachen
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Painting".In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pass/hd_pass.htm(June 2008). Second Thematic Essay this one touches more on DaVinci. Department of European Paintings."The Papacy and the Vatican Palace".In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pope/hd_pope.htm(October 2002). Third Thematic Essay this one touches more on Michelangelo. I used this
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RUNNING HEAD: THE TUDOR REFORMATION UNDER KING HENRY VIII The Tudor Reformation under King Henry VIII Religion 100 University of Indianapolis 12/12/11 To better understand the life of England’s King Henry VIII‚ one of the most famous and infamous of monarchs in history‚ the times into which he was born must be understood. Like his father‚ Henry VII‚ Henry VIII reigned during the transition from Medieval England to Renaissance England. The advent of the printing
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