This was a result of the passing of the Edict of Worms. The Diet of Worms‚ a religious council in Germany‚ declared Luther a heretic and demanded that no one follow his teachings. This was because the fear of revolt loomed over the church’s head‚ which could spell out a multitude of problems for them. Martin Luther stood by his teachings and refused to renounce his writings. Thus‚ on May 25th‚ 1521 the Holy Roman emperor signed the Edict of Worms condemning Luther and his writings. The writings
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Copernicanism either orally or in writing. Cardinal Bellarmine had died‚ but Galileo produced a certificate signed by the cardinal‚ stating that Galileo had been subjected to no further restriction than applied to any Roman Catholic under the 1616 edict. No signed document contradicting this was ever found‚ but Galileo was compelled in 1633 to avoid and was sentenced to life imprisonment The Dialogue was ordered to be burned‚ and the sentence against him was to be read publicly in every university
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Tara in Tibetan Buddhism “The worship of the goddess Tara is one of the most widespread of Tibetan cults‚ undifferentiated by sect‚ education‚ class‚ or position; from the highest to the lowest‚ the Tibetans find with his goddess a personal and enduring relationship unmatched by any other single deity‚ even among those of their gods more potent in appearance or more profound in symbolic association.”1 Tara is thought to protect her people from “the cradle to beyond the grave; and‚ as Stephanie
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The world of the Greeks was based on the "divine laws" set by the Gods who were the rulers of the land and who promoted people to heaven or hell. At times‚ Creon‚ the city’s new leader‚ followed the rules‚ but in most cases went with what he felt was good for the state. Antigone on the other hand created this mindset thinking that if the God’s divine law is not followed all bad will happen‚ which in the end really did happen. The first example to support this theme of Antigone was when Antigone
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(Compare and Contrast how Louis XIV‚ Peter the Great and the Hohenzollern family (btw. 1640-1740) created successful absolute monarchies through their use/manipulation of nobility‚ religion‚ bureaucracy‚ and economics.) The absolute age of Europe (roughly 1600’s-1750) was a time when absolute monarchy had begun becoming more popular by countries such as Habsburg’s lands‚ France‚ and Russia. There Is no one specific formula for an absolute monarchy however‚ in studying several such monarchies of
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CHY 4U - Modern Western Civilization - The West and the World Catherine‚ Frederick and Louis - Unenlightened Tyrants in an Enlightened Age It is better to be feared than loved‚ if you cannot be both. -- Niccolo Machiavelli‚ - The Prince The Enlightenment is touted by modern historians as a time of intellectual and social advancement‚ an era of optimism and freedom unheard of in earlier times. The era of absolutism is seen as a time of mounting liberty that contributed to the rise of democracy
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The Multiple Choice Section This section can be extremely challenging. Each question has 5 possible responses. The raw score for this section is figured by adding one point for each correct answer and subtracting 1/4 point for each one that is answered incorrectly. The incorrect answers are called distractors‚ and some of them will seem like they could be right. But there is always only one correct answer‚ and if you fill in more than one oval for a particular question on your response sheet‚
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ultimate refusal to compromise? - Council of Trent 36. What was the purpose of the Council of Trent? -to resolve the religious differences created by the protestant revolt. 37. What protestant group was the minority in France? -Huguenots 38. Edict of
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Early Christian and Medieval Apse Mosaics The Edict of Milan‚ passed under Constantine‚ was a great victory for Christianity because it granted Christians the right to practice their religion and it marked a fundamental step in the development of Christian culture. Before this decree‚ private venues‚ or house churches‚ were the main places of worship found inside the city walls. Outside of the city’s walls‚ churches were built on funerary sites of early Christian martyrs. The construction of official
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The spread of Lutheranism from 1521-1555 occurred due to many reasons in addition to the lack of strong central government. Other reasons include the fact that Charles V held many roles and therefore had other priorities that were more important than dealing with Lutheranism‚ the role of Fredrick the Wise and other Lutheran leaders and princes‚ and finally the appeal and popularity of Lutheranism which ultimately lead to the strength and the growth of the Luther movement. Perhaps the other reasons
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