beginning of the fourteenth-century that this might be plausible. Yet‚ this had not been the only envisioned ‘empire’ at the start of the fourteenth-century; there was the imagined papal monarchy‚ reigning supreme over all of Italy‚ or perhaps even all Christendom‚ the Plantagenet Empire dreamed of by King Edward I of England‚ or the Capetian Empire of King Philip IV of France‚ or even King Alfonso XI of Castile’s united Iberian Peninsula. These “fantasy kingdoms”‚ to borrow a phrase from John Watts‚ would
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Rise Expansion of Christianity No one can talk about world civilization without paid a close attention to the parts that play by churches. Either Christianity or Islam they influence humanity life. To illustrate‚ centuries after‚ this dramatic incident was thought to mark the beginning of the schism between the Latin and the Greek churches‚ a division that still separates Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox (Greek‚ Russian‚ and so on). Now‚ however‚ no big scholar maintains that the schism
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Christopher Columbus was a determined individual who was passionate about finding a western route to Asia. We know that Asia was the pearl of trade and the traditional route posed a threat of piracy and other situations. Columbus had to know finding that route would make him famous and rich beyond his imagination. To make a mistake wasn’t an option and he wasn’t going to prepare for any mistakes. I feel he had a one track mind and wasn’t open to any other options. His Repuation lied in the hands
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The point made by Mark Twain’s “The War-Prayer” (1905) is simple‚ even simplistic: that the unspoken part of the desire for victory over the enemy is the desire that misery and death befall others. The irony‚ as noted by the stranger who comments on this silent prayer‚ is that it is directed supposedly “in the spirit of love” to “Him who is the Source of Love” (398). In fact‚ Twain’s piece makes this irony unmissable‚ as it ends with the failure of the congregation even to understand the stranger’s
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originally a small group of nine knights‚ they quickly gained fame largely due to the backing of Bernard of Clairvaux and his "In Praise of the New Knighthood". Bernard at that time was often called the Second Pope and was the chief spokesman of Christendom. He is also the one responsible for helping to draw up the Order’s rules of conduct. In European political circles‚ they became very powerful and influential. This was because they were immune from any authority save that of the Papal Throne
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are and if you are being inauthentic‚ you are pretty much lying to yourself and to others. But the way I see it‚ Soren knew this‚ and he made it his goal to expose those who were being inauthentic. Namely those in the Danish church and those of Christendom. He came out with three books attacking them and their inauthenticity. He even went as far as to attack their Bishop after he died because he too was living falsely according to Soren. Which is why Soren strongly did not like false Christianity
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Olympische Spelen stopgezet in de oudheid? In 380 werd door de Romeinse keizer Theodosius besloten dat de religie van het Romeinse rijk het Christendom was en hij liet alle tempels in het Romeinse rijk die niet voor het christendom waren sluiten en plunderen. De kleinzoon van Theodosius‚ Theodosius de 2e ging door met het idee dat in het Romeinse rijk alleen het Christendom er als religie mocht zijn‚ maar hij nam het een stap verder en liet ook alle niet Christelijke tempels slopen. Tot deze tempels behoorden
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Suggest why Martin Luther’s 1517 protest over the sale of indulgences had‚ by the 1540s‚ led to the foundation of distinct Protest denominations in many areas of Europe. In this essay I will examine the fundamental role Martin Luther played in the protestant reformation. Primarily‚ I will analyse the role Martin Luther played in this movement and how his protest over the sale of indulgences resulted in a significant change in the history of Christianity. In addition‚ I will focus on the expansion
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Chapter 10 Margin Questions In what respects did Byzantium continue the patterns of the classical Roman Empire? In what ways did it diverge from those patterns? Continuance can be seen in Byzantium’s roads‚ military structures‚ centralized administration‚ imperial court‚ laws‚ and Christian organization. It can also be seen in Byzantium’s pursuit of the long-term Roman struggle with the Persian Empire. Byzantium diverged through the development of a reformed administrative system that gave appointed
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religion. An example would be the voyage of Heraclius against the Persians in the seventh century and the conquest of Saxony by Charlemagne. The idea of the crusades corresponds to a political formation Christendom‚ which was recognized in only the eleventh to the fifteenth centuries. Christendom is the act of a union of all people and monarchs under the direction of the popes and the popes only. No other human (other than any of the popes) were allowed to create and surpass such jurisdiction over
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