religion was never again discriminated and its followers were never again persecuted or killed. The Christian religion was very important to the poor people because they did not have to sacrifice anything in return to be able to talk to God. Constantine the Great‚ was a great emperor that established Christianity
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organised a mass baptism in the Dnieper for his followers‚ and ordered that a church would be built on the hill where his pantheon had once stood. The conversion of Vladimir to Christianity should be seen more as a political event than a religious expedition for change and prosperity. Christianity‚ although‚ well-known in the lands of Rus prior to the conversion was not the only opinion for the civilians of the capital‚ but it does appear to be the means that Vladimir secured his legitimacy of the throne
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Civilization in the Early Middle Ages‚ 750-1000 1) Describe the contribution of the Muslims and the Vikings to Early European civilizations. Muslims: The first great wave of Muslim expansion had ended at the beginning of the eighth century. Gradually‚ the Muslims built up a series of sea bases in their occupied territories in North Africa‚ Spain‚ and Southern Gaul and began a new series of attacks in the Mediterranean in the ninth century. They raided the southern coasts of Europe‚ especially
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The key to writing an effective research paper‚ regardless of whether you are in high school‚ college‚ or graduate school‚ is a good thesis statement. A good thesis statement should be concise‚ direct‚ and must state a point of view. A thesis statement can’t be a fact‚ because the whole point of a research paper is to argue a point‚ and you can’t argue your thesis if it’s a fact. Perhaps the hardest thing about writing a good thesis statement is narrowing down a broad topic to a clear thesis that
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was resolved under Roman Emperor Constantine in 325 CE. Constantine converted to Christianity based on a claimed battlefield vision‚ although during his reign he built memorials to other Roman Gods and even the Sun. His support of Christianity was very political as evidenced by the near 2000 people he invited to the Counsel of Nicaea to determine various religious argument within Christianity‚ not the least of which was declaring Jesus as part of trine
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Eusebius of Caesarea lived from 260 until 337. He was a gentile Christian who lived in Palestine. Eusebius was bewildered about Jewish Christians who still continued living in his day. He accepted the view that they detained theological views and observed practices. These were ‘different from those of orthodox and fourth century Christians’ . As stated above the Ebionities were a group of Jewish Christians. The name Ebionities ‘comes from the Hebrew for poor men’ . Eusebius recognised
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been “an incident in Byzantine history with which the church of St. Sophia is not associated.”1 The Church of the Divine Wisdom has a long and storied history‚ much of it drenched in the blood of those who died fighting over it. On May 28‚ 1453‚ Constantine XI entered Hagia Sophia to pray while the crowning jewel of his empire‚ Constantinople‚ was being raided and burned by Mehmed II‚ a Muslim invader with an extensive army at his back. The emperor prayed at the church before climbing back atop the
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In the early Christian church there were many famous people who helped the church‚ and there were also a few infamous people who did not. Throuought the 1st century A.D some of the most influential Christian leaders lived‚ such as the apostles. For the first fewhundred years the church was very primitive and unstable and many people were killed during these rimes‚ these people were martyrs. There were many people and events that shaped the relgion that we now know today as Catholosism. I am going
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time period around 300AD it was common for emperors and political opponents to lean towards assassination as a means of achieving power. So‚ when young Constantine wanted power he knew it would mean war and it is believed that during a dream of this battle a holy figure told him that with the shape of the cross he would find victory. Constantine put the cross shape on many of the men’s shields but did not push the Christianity belief yet because he knew it would have to move slow‚ and with his victory
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When Christianity was first developed‚ it was often thought of as a radical cult targeting Rome. These thoughts come from the higher powers of the Roman civilization‚ yet as time progressed the leaders started assimilating the religion into society. The view of the Christians began to change as the religion began to spread its ideals throughout the lower class. The morals of Christianity gave the lower class comfort‚ for they did not have the same luxuries as the upper class did. Especially for women
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