14. Who is Thomas a Becket? Why do you think he was important? Thomas a Becket was the archbishop of Canterbury. He was a close friend of Henry II and this is how he accomplished to become the archbishop of Canterbury. He was important because as Archbishop of Canterbury‚ Thomas Becket stubbornly resisted the efforts of King Henry II to include members of the church clergy in his reformation of the English court system and later became a saint. "Thomas Becket." UXL Biographies. Detroit: U*X*L‚
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Oriental Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy is the official religion of the Eastern Christian Churches that identify with only three ecumenical councils. These three councils are as follows: the First Council of Nicaea‚ the First Council of Constantinople‚ and the First Council of Ephesus. Although “Oriental” means Eastern‚ Oriental Orthodox Churches are separate from the Eastern Orthodox Church. In contrast to the Eastern Orthodox Church‚ the Oriental Orthodox Churches reject the Council of Chalcedon
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The Legend of Rome Romulus and Remus Romulus and Remus were twin brothers. Their father was Mars‚ the God of War‚ their mother was Rhea Silvia‚ a vestal virgin and daughter of the King‚ Numitor. Numitor’s brother‚ Amulius‚ had taken the throne from him and had forced Rhea Silvia to become a vestal virgin so that she would not have any children who might try to take back the throne. When the boys were born‚ Amulius seized them‚ put them into a basket and threw them into the river Tiber. He hoped
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foundations that would affect the future of Europe and Western Civilization for centuries to come. His recognition and support of Christianity was one of the most important moments in world history. Moving the government of the Roman Empire to Constantinople and founding "New Rome" was one of the most significant decisions ever made by a Roman ruler. Ten emperors who reigned after Constantine took his name. This is just one more indication of his importance in history and the honor in which
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Decline of Roman Republic / Rewrite The Beginnings of the mighty Roman empire as we know it today was actually quite humble. "The Roman heritage can be traced back to an early civilization of settlers from the Indo-European immigrants who between 2000 B.C. and 1000 B.C. had began to settle around the Northern Italian peninsula"(World History: The Human Experience). Of all the settlers the Romans are said to have arose from a mysterious group called the Etruscans‚ which ruled northern
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came what the Great Schism of 1054 (not to be confused with the Great Western Schism of 1378) The capital of the “Roman” Empire was moved to Byzantium The Emperor Constantine had the city named New Rome. Eventually the city became known as Constantinople. The bishop of Rome was viewed as the leader of the “church” by this time. The bishop of Byzantium was viewed by many as the new leader. Now there was a competition between the Patriarch in the east and the Pope in the west for dominance over
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Christian history" (Meyendorff 18). More particularly‚ it recognizes the authority of the ecumenical councils at which East and West were represented together. These were the councils of Nicaea I (325)‚ Constantinople (381)‚ Ephesus(431)‚ Chalcedon(451)‚ Constantinople II (553)‚ Constantinople III (680)‚ and Nicaea II (787) (Encarta 1996). The power of teaching and guiding the community is bestowed on certain ministries‚ particularly that of the bishop of each diocese or is directed through certain
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Trade is an exchange of goods used in Western Civilization. Many important cities‚ such as Constantinople relied on the trade in order for survival. Without trade‚ many societies would not have discovered jobs‚ materials‚ and foods. Different cultures had different supplies which taught one another careers which would make trade successful. There were many important trade routes which were located on land and in the sea. The Tin Road/Silk Route was very important to eastern
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Throughout history‚ there were a series of horrific bubonic plagues that spread around the world. The bubonic plague is a deadly disease that forms buboes and causes many other terrible symptoms. The bubonic plague affected the world three different times. The first time the pandemic hit was in 542‚ it was called the Justinian Plague. The second time was in 1347‚ it was called the Black Death. The third time was in 1665‚ it was called the Great Plague of London. A pandemic is the term used when
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According to Anna Lindh‚ foreign affairs minister in Sweden‚ “Globalization has made us more vulnerable. It creates a world without borders and makes us painfully aware of the limitations of our present instruments and of politics to meet its challenges. “Anna’s theory was displayed perfectly during the 1400s-1700 in the Americas. When there were extreme changes‚ such as Europeans discovering the Americas. Leading to them disrupting the Natives by bringing over goods‚weapons‚disease‚slaves‚and christianity
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