Ptolemy introduces Geography. He assigned coordinates to all the places and geographic features he knew‚ in a grid that spanned the globe. Latitude was measured from the equator. (1406) John Wycliffe was an English Scholastic philosopher‚ and translator. His English version of the bible was published in 1408. The Bible he created‚ the first literal translation of the Latin Vulgate Bible into English‚ was more a work of his followers than him but tradition still tends to attribute it to Wycliffe
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Amwas during the caliphate of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab.) 4. A major fighting in Madinah (understood to refer to the battle of al-Harrah during the caliphate of Yazid‚ 63 AH). 5. The Muslim conquest of Jerusalem. 6. The Muslim conquest of Constantinople. 7. Two large groups of Muslims will fight in war. 8. A war between the Muslims and a reddish people with small eyes‚ wearing sandals made of hair (understood to refer tothe Mongol Tatar invasion of the Islamic lands.) 9. A peace agreement
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to Greek man named Byzas. The whole Empire of Byzantine was Greek speaking and it was also in the continuation of eastern part of great Roman Empire during the period of late Middle East ages and late antiquity. The capital of this Empire was Constantinople that known in the modern age with the name of Istanbul. Byzantine also survived the fragmentation and it causes fall to the Western Roman Empire. During the period of 5th century AD this Empire was the most powerful in terms of culture‚ economics
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pope promised forgiveness for their sins if they died. Rewards and gifts would be given to those that successfully conquered the cities of the Holy Land. The Crusades won Jerusalem after losing many of their troops through hardships. They sacked Constantinople and savaged a spree of loot. Temporarily‚ they strengthened papal influence with successful battles to take back towns. However‚ later crusades declined the papal prestige since they were not able to detain the Byzantines. The Crusades were never
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Annotated Timeline Unit 2 1) 753 B.C.E The city of Rome was founded by Romulus. Who was cast adrift on the Tiber River as a baby and was nursed by a she-wolf. 2) 507 B.C.E. The establishment of the Roman Republic that lasted till 31 B.C.E. It was established by the members of the senatorial class in early Rome. 3) 450 B.C.E. The publication of the laws on the twelve stone tablets. This was made to put pressure on the elite so that they could make political concessions. 4) 264 B.C
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cOURSE: ISSUES IN EARLY AND MODERN CHRISTIANITY RESEARCH PAPER Discuss the role of the church councils in shaping Christian doctrine‚ making reference to at least one doctrine that was reformed. 11/11/2013 Discuss the role of church councils in shaping Christian doctrine‚ making reference to at least one doctrine that was reformed. When Christianity took hold in the Roman Empire‚ doctrine had yet to be fixed. There have been more than seven church councils‚ but these crucial first seven
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black death because‚ of the dark patches on the skin caused by subcutaneous bleeding. The black plague was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. A deadly epidemic known as the Sixth-Century Plague or Justinian’s plague struck Constantinople and parts of southern Europe 800 years earlier. The Black Death returned several times throughout the rest of the century. (mid 14 century) SYMPTOMS: symptoms include painful and enlarged lymph nodes‚ chills‚ headache‚ fever‚ and weakness. Septicemic
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Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Treaty of Sevres The Treaty of Sèvres with Turkey in 1920 was mainly about splitting up the Turkish empire between France and Britain‚ but as part of the Treaty‚ most of the small area of Turkey-in-Europe around Constantinople was given to Greece. In fact‚ however‚ this did not last very long – the Turks went to war with the Greeks and drove them out‚ and the Treaty of Lausanne 1923 gave back this land to Turkey. The Locarno Pact The Locarno pact allowed Germany
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The Catholic Church The Church -from the Latin word “ecclesia” and from the Greek word “ek- kalein” which means convocation or assembly -It designates assembly of the people for the religious purpose. -In Christian usage‚ the word “church” The Church in God’s Plan -God the Father created the whole universe‚ and chose to raise up men to share in his own divine life. -God created the world for the sake of communion with his divine life‚ a communion brought about by the convocation of men
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own methods of expanding and maintaining their territories. The different strategies and structures are what shape the empire. The Ottoman Empire was a powerful empire during its time. It conquered and weakened many important cities such as Constantinople and Venice. They Ottoman Empire expanded as a result of the shrewdness of its founder‚ Osman and his descendants‚ control of a strategic link between Europe and Asia at Gallipoli on the Dardanelles strait‚ and an army that took advantage of traditional
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