Renaissance ID’s Frederick Wright 1. Renaissance: * The Renaissance was a cultural movement that profoundly affected European intellectual life. * It began in Italy and spread its way across the rest of Europe. * It lasted from the end of the fourteenth century to the early sixteenth century (1375-1527). * This renaissance was significant for many reasons‚ one of which was the use of vernacular language. * The use of vernacular language helped people understand and rationalize
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which was to assemble at Constantinople in the summer of 1096 a horde of poor men‚ women‚ and children set out‚ unorganized and almost unarmed‚ on the road to the Holy Land. This was called the Peoples Crusade‚ it is also referred to as the Peasants Crusade. Dividing command of the mixed multitudes with a poor knight‚ called Walter the Penniless‚ and followed by a throng of about 80‚000 persons‚ among whom were many women and children‚ Peter the Hermit set out for Constantinople leading the Peoples Crusade
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Lutheranism Accepts the teachings of the first seven ecumenical councils of the undivided Christian Church. The first seven ecumenical councils are First Council of Nicaea‚ First Council of Constantinople‚ Council of Ephesus‚ Council of Chalcedon‚ Second Council of Constantinople‚ Third Council of Constantinople‚ and finally the Second Council of Nicaea. Lutheranism was one of the first Protestant religions/churches in the world and it all started because of a revolt against the Catholic Church and
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impact because they started religious hate and they failed their one goal‚ conquering the holy land. The crusaders made the holy churches split into two‚ they will never get back together. Document 4 states that the Crusaders stormed the city of Constantinople. When they attacked their city‚ they killed and sacked many people. They used the items they stole to sell as relics later on in Europe. This caused the city to destruction‚ making the Greek and Latin churches split permanently.
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beginning to 330 c.e.‚ with foundation of Constantinople 3. Roman Empire formally divided into eastern and western halves in late fourth century C.E. 4. western empire collapsed in fifth century; eastern half survived another 1‚000 years 5. eastern empire contained ancient civilizations: Egypt ‚ Greece ‚ Syria ‚ and Anatolia 6. Byzantine advantages over western empire a. wealthier and more urbanized b. more defensible capital ( Constantinople ) c. shorter frontier d
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gave an inspiring speech in which he asked the lords of Europe to join his efforts to take back the holy land from the "the infidels"‚ who were the Muslims. With Godfrey of Bouillon and other French lords leading‚ the army began their march from Constantinople to Antioch. During this long march‚ the army had to cross through lands that were held by the Seljuk Turks. Thus‚ the Crusaders had to battle Turk forces along their journey. However‚
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The Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful empires during the 15th and 16th centuries. In 1453‚ the conquest of Constantinople gave the Ottoman Empire control over what had been the Byzantine Empire. The conquering of Constantinople gave the Ottoman’s control of the Balkans. The Ottomans next large conquest was the Arab world. “With the rise of Mehmet II‚ called “the Conqueror (Fatih) ‚ the Ottomans began a new era of conquest that extended the empire’s rule ... over the lands of the Islamic
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Ages. Owing to his ambition fostered by his teacher Shaykh Aaq Shamsd-Deen‚ who always encouraged him to be the conqueror of Constantinople‚ he managed to make the greatest of his achievements by conquering this city. Muhammad Al-Faatih‚ managed to realize his dreams through hard‚ continuous work‚ and well-organized planning. For example‚ before besieging Constantinople‚ he prepared for the war by making cannons‚ preparing his fleet‚ and making use of all the factors that might render him victorious
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Gnosticism from the Greek word gnosis‚ meaning “to know”; Gnosticism had certain beliefs which were considered heresy by the early church. Montanism a heresy claiming superior knowledge and a greater perfection than other Christians had Docetism a heresy which believed that Jesus Christ only appeared to be human; a denial of the Incarnation. Arianism a heresy‚ which stated that only the Father is truly God‚ that Christ the Son‚ was not. Sabellianism a heresy which denied the Trinitarian
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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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