The Age of Exploration was a period between the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries in which explorers‚ such as Vasco Da Gama‚ Bartolomeu Dias‚ and Christopher Columbus‚ and several others‚ ventured throughout the seas. They moved westward in search of direct trade routes to India and China. Numerous countries‚ led by Spain and Portugal‚ set sail using various navigational devices. Unintentionally‚ this led to the discovery of the Americas‚ which then sparked the Colombian Exchange. At this same time
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This essay is to discuss the six paradigm’s shifts as highlighted by Bosch. The six paradigms are; primitive Christianity; the patristic period; the Middle Ages; the Reformation; the Enlightenment; and the Ecumenical era[1]. Bosch’s title for the book is ‘Transforming Mission’. As described by Bosch in his foreword he talks about the title as ambiguous. “Transforming” can be an adjective used to describe “mission”. Mission can be understood as not the enterprise that transforms reality‚ but something
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Chapter 10 Outline Use this annotated chapter outline to review the major topics covered in this chapter. Return to skim any sections that seem unfamiliar. Then test your understanding of the chapter by selecting the quizzes and short-answer activities included in this Online Study Guide. I. Opening Vignette A. In 1964‚ the Eastern Orthodox patriarch Athenagoras and Pope Paul VI met and rescinded the mutual excommunication decrees imposed by their respective churches in
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Introduction The medieval period in European history begins after the fall of the Roman Empire around 500 C.E.‚ and continued until the early modern period beginning around 1500. The medieval period is split into the sub-categories of early medieval (500-1000)‚ central middle ages (1000-1300)‚ late medieval (1300-1500)‚ and followed by the early modern period (1500-1800). At each of these periods of time important political‚ economic‚ social‚ cultural‚ religious and scientific changes were being
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Renaissance From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the European Renaissance of the 14th–17th centuries. For the earlier European Renaissance‚ seeRenaissance of the 12th century. For other uses‚ see Renaissance (disambiguation). David‚ by Michelangelo (The Accademia Gallery‚ Florence) is an example of high Renaissance art The Renaissance (UK /rɨˈneɪsəns/‚ US /ˈrɛnɨsɑːns/‚ French pronunciation: [ʁənɛsɑ̃s]‚ fromFrench: Renaissance "re-birth"‚ Italian: Rinascimento‚ from rinascere "to
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Elizabethan Theaters‚ The Popular Theaters in Europe Have you ever wondered how the theater become so popular? People will think that it was because of Hollywood or some other thing‚ but it started on the eastern side of the world. There was a movement called the Renaissance‚ and that movement created theaters and many other things that people enjoy in our modern world. There were many theaters during the Renaissance‚ but one of the greatest known theaters were the Elizabethan theaters. The Elizabethan
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was succeeded by Humayun‚ Akbar the great‚ Shah Jahan‚ and many other rulers. Far from the Mughal Empire in India was the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire ruled over the Middle East from 1453-1908. The Ottomans were nomadic Turks‚ who established a capital in the Balkan Peninsula. They even captured Constantinople. The Ottoman dynasty also had great rulers such as Suleiman the magnificent‚ and many others. The first aspect that helped the Mughal Empire to succeed was the idea of giving women more
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ii. During the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance (fourteenth to early 16th centuries) 1. France and England fought in a devastating Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453) 2. Bubonic Plaque ravished Europe. 3. Schism within the Church 4. Western Civilization seemed to be collapsing with the onslaught of the Turks and the fall of Constantinople. 5. Scholars argued and pondered over the assumptions about God and his nature. 6. Humanists recovered classic knowledge and languages‚ beginning cultural changes
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Politically‚ the Islamic control of Spain slowly faded away during the Reconquista where the Northern Catholic Kingdoms of Spain defeated the southern Muslim states. Also‚ in 1453‚ the Ottomans conquered Constantinople. Islam economically changed Europe in trading. They now traded things such as gunpowder‚ textiles‚ and Persian rugs. Continuity in Europe in this time period was the constant spread of Islam. The last member of the Umayyad family
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Ottoman Empire Vs. Mughal Empire The Ottoman and Mughal empires were two of the most successful empires to ever come together. However‚ in their dominance there was many similarities as well as differences. Both went through their share of struggle. Whether through political‚ religious‚ or cultural struggle the two empires had to rely on their emperors for guidance and rule. The Ottomans were amid the Turkic-speaking nomadic people who had spread westward from Central
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