The Reformation: Was it Necessary? Narrator: An epidemic has spread through the land‚ not one of disease and illness‚ but of religious‚ political‚ and social change. A Reformation was in place‚ a religious movement that resulted in the establishment of Protestant churches. Four men who contributed to this reform of the Catholic and Protestant churches were King Henry VIII‚ Martin Luther‚ Pope Leo X‚ and John Calvin‚ and they have gathered to discuss how this Reformation dramatically changed Christian
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spies that tattled on anyone of any class which ruined the person’s life since the king was a prejudice who did not bother to ask for explanations. Other cruel changes he made during his rule was revoking the Edict of Nantes‚ which tolerated the Huguenots in France and gave them religious rights. In place of the Edict of Fontainebleau‚ which allowed the destruction of all Protestant churches and schools throughout France. During the War of the Spanish Succession‚ Louis XIV prioritized his personal
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Of Cannibals is an essay‚ one of those in the collection Essays of Michelle de Montaigne that was written at the end of a decisive period in the history of humanity‚ the Renaissance. This period corresponds to the rise of the bourgeoisie‚ the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. This growth is directly perceptible by several aspects‚ first and foremost the development of large cities in Europe and France‚ a result of the eruption of a social class around the trade. Montaigne was born in 1533 into a
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Study Guide Renaissance Humanism was a threat to the Church because it D. emphasized a return to the original sources of Christianity (D) Renaissance Humanism was a threat to the Church because it (D) emphasized a return to the original sources of Christianity—the Bible and the writings of the Fathers of the Church. In that light‚ humanists tended to ignore or denounce the proceedings of Church councils and pontiffs during the middle Ages. While many Renaissance humanists denounced scholasticism
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The Reformation The Reformation was caused by many things‚ things that had triggered the collapse in the Catholic Church were: The churches authority was weakened. church was unable to stop plague and it’s infighting with the Schism‚ The church became less attractive in many people’s lives. The churches authority was weakened. church was unable to stop plague and it’s infighting with the Schism‚ The church became less attractive in many people’s lives. Priests and Bishops were
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Regulatory Movement in North Carolina Had been very poor and persecuted by British in Scotland so left to Ireland - still hard there so left to America‚ where most went to Pennsylvania for religious tolerance Many became patriots later on o Huguenots‚ Welsh‚ Dutch‚ Swedes‚ Jews‚ Irish‚ Swiss‚ Scots Highlanders All (except SHs) weren’t loyal to British government o Many Africans o Most mixed population of anywhere in world o Crevecoeur – “strange mixture of blood‚ which you will find in
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Compare and contrast “Pax Romana”‚ “The Great Mongol Peace”‚ “Pax Britannica”‚ and “Pax Americana”. In studying Amy Chua’s “Day of Empire”‚ one finds a lot more similarities than differences shared among the great empires. Tolerance is a common theme that repeats itself over and over‚ and along with assimilation‚ unity‚ and acceptance‚ it is the glue that holds together these hyperpowers. But the path to the golden times of peace and glory and the strategic use of tolerance differs in each
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by imposing permanent taxes on the Estates. The soldiers in his army also collected taxes and acted as policemen. He then expanded the army and tripled the state’s amount of money during his reign. Then he expanded his boarders by inviting French Huguenot immigrants as new recruits to his army.[3] And during the mid sixteenth century‚ the wars between Sweden and Poland‚ and the tension from the wars of Louis XIV‚ caused the Estates to look for protection in Fredrick William. Frederick William I‚ the
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who arrived in 1652 to set up a "depot for the provosion of ships"under the auspices of The Dutch East India Company‚ were of Dutch stock.[1] Many later settlers of German origin[2] and after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685‚ French Huguenot refugees.[3] By 1800‚ white colonists numbered rather less than 40‚000‚ and were so connected by marriage that they represented a giant family rather than a new polyglot community. The community was also mastered by The Council of Seventeen in Amsterdam
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A comparison and contrast between Charles I and Louis XIV King Louis XIV: Outstanding example of absolute monarch Aim to make himself supreme in Europe Stringent religious toleration (change the Huguenots) King Charles I: Devine right of Kings (monarch’s right to rule came from God) Conflicts with Parliament forced religion Wars There is an institution as old as the world : Monarchy-Kingship. In most places and in most times men have agreed to be governed by Kings‚ having found in such government
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