literature”. Dante reasoned that Rome’s divinely ordained authority was demonstrated by Christ’s birth during the Roman Empire. He claimed that Christ “willed to be born of the Virgin Mary under an edict of the Roman authority”. “Therefore”‚ he continues “Christ signified by his coming that the edict given by Augustus‚ under the authority of the Romans‚ was just”. Furthermore‚ Dante maintained that Rome’s divine authority was verified by Christ’s submission to Roman punishment‚ as “punishment is
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Martin Luther changed history in the 1500’s. In 1517 Luther took a public stand against friar Johann Tetzel. Tetzel was selling indulgences by telling people they could buy there way into heaven. Luther was outraged by Tetzel’s actions. In response to Tetzel Martin Luther wrote 95 Theses‚ attacking "pardon-merchants." On October 31‚ 1517‚ he put the 95 Theses on the door of a church in Wittenberg‚ and invited people to debate him. Someone copied the theses and took it to the printer. Luther was quickly
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Emperor Humayun lies buried. We appreciated the Mughal art and architecture. There are graves of the Mughals nearby. Our next place of visit was Kotla Feroze Shah. Feroze Shah Bahadur’s tomb and a mosque are built in it. This place is known for the Ashoka pillar‚ which was brought from Meerut. Next we saw the ruins of Old Fort. It was started by Humayun but was completed by Sher Shah Suri. In the end we went to the Red Fort. It is a fine building of majestic grandeur. There we saw Diwan-i-Khas.
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century C.E. epidemics reduced roman population by about one-quarter‚ to forty-five million. | Theme 2: Development and interactions of cultures. | * Buddhism had become well established in northern India‚ and with the sponsorship of the emperor Ashoka the faith spread to Bactria and Ceylon. * Buddhism‚ Hinduism‚ and Christianity all traveled the silk roads and attracted converts far from their original homelands. * Christianity became a prominent source of religious inspiration within the
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historical power in ancient India. Gupta empire- ancient Indian empire. Funan- ancient kingdom locate in Southern Southeast Asia‚ centered around the Mekong delta. Siddartha Gautama (Buddha)- a sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. Ashoka- Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty. 1) Explain the origin of the Indian class system during the Vedic age. -Warfare between the light skinned Aryans controlled the dark skinned Dasas. It happened because of their skin color. 2) List
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without reason. For instance‚ Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Persian Empire inadvertently led to a golden age in many fields of art‚ literature‚ mathematics and science which lasted for centuries. A few hundred years later‚ Constantine’s Edict of Milan and his contributions to religious tolerance set forth the entrenchment of one of the largest and oldest religions in the world: Christianity. Among the late ages‚ Martin Luther publishes his famous 95 theses which results in the diversification
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strengthen the empire including being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. Constantine played a significant role in the proclamation of the Edict of Milan (a document that was established religious tolerations for Christianity between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius)‚ which act religious tolerance throughout the empire. The Edict of Milan raised the stock of Christianity within the empire and it reminded the importance of religious worship to the state and made the empire officially
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Introduction to Buddhism Teacher Resource Guide By Kat Harrington Georgetown University East Asia National Resource Center An Introduction to Buddhism Buddhism is the practice of following the Buddha’s teachings with the goal of achieving ‘enlightenment’ and reaching nirvana. The core precept of Buddhism is that life is suffering brought on by humans’ attachments and desire‚ and that one must shed his or her attachments and be without desire in order to transcend life’s suffering. Buddhism
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Constantine I was an iconic Roman emperor whose impact on Christianity will never be forgotten. Constantine has been given several names including Constantine the Great and “the first Christian emperor”. Many don’t know that Constantine was originally named Flavius Valerius Constantinus. He was the first Christian emperor and made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. Constantine was born in Naissus‚ Moesia under his father’s reign. The Roman empire was very shaky and was
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Eusebius was a Roman and a Christian who wrote a historical book about the beginning of Christianity up to the time of the first Christian emperor‚ Constantine (Matthews & Platt‚ 2014‚ p. 183). The book entitled The History of the Church covers many historical accounts of events that are important to the Christian faith‚ including the persecutions of Peter and Paul‚ the destruction of churches by Diocletian‚ the martyrdom of faithful followers‚ and the end of Christian persecution when Constantine
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