1. According to the text‚ Constantine’s reform of the tax system “wiped out a whole class of moderately wealthy people.” How did this work? Constantine made the job of local tax collector hereditary‚ and tax officials were personally responsible to pay a certain amount to the Emperor ’s treasury. As tax receipts declined‚ these officials lost their fortunes. 2. In general‚ the relationship between Christians and Rome was characterized by phases of toleration with sporadic outbursts of persecution
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During the Middle Ages people devoted their lives to this‚ they died for this‚ it united them‚ this great force that had such a great impact on the people of the Medieval time was religion. Religion was very important during the Middle Ages and had a huge impact on the Medieval Europe. The church was was prominent almost everywhere you looked and stories of the religion were constantly being told and shared. People renounced their whole lives to the church‚ people were so devoted to the faith that
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Culture is a composite whole that include morals‚ values‚ art‚ laws‚ customs‚ and people’s habits in the society. It is a host name‚ which expresses practices and material expressions in a community. Religion‚ in conjunction with culture‚ depicts a people’s ideas‚ rituals‚ and symbols philosophies among others (Higgins 81). It underpins the culture and civilization stand of people’s historical and contemporary times. Culture affects the evolutionary part of human life. For instance‚ circumcision
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Solomon’s temple in Jerusalem.It combines a mausoleum for his family‚ with a palace‚ monastery‚ cathedral and school. Everything about it affirms the validity of the Catholic doctrine. And it epitomises his conception of his dual role as king and man of God. If he was not here we might have the religions that we do now because spread them all through the world. It combines a mausoleum for his family‚ with a palace‚ monastery‚ cathedral and school. Everything about it affirms the validity of the Catholic
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Choegyen’s autobiography‚ "Gem Nacklace"(rangnam norbu trangwa). In the Great Drum’ year‚ I invited all-knowing Yonten Gyatso’s reincarnation to Drepung monastery and conducted hair-turf cutting ceremony and conferred him the name‚ Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso. Then in year of Mars‚ I invited the Young kid of the Upper residence of Drepung Monastery and recognised as the reincarnation of Trulku Gelek Pelsang‚ performed the hair-turf cutting ceremony‚ and finally conferred him the name Dakpa Gyaltsen”
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Did you know that Martin Luther was an adept reformer at using the power of the press to spread his ideas? Between 1518 and 1525‚ Luther published more works than the next most productive 17 reformers combined (History.com Staff. “The Reformation”). Martin Luther was a German monk who questioned the Catholic Church’s beliefs‚ leading to the Protestant Reformation (History.com Staff. “Martin Luther and the 95 Theses”). The Protestant Reformation was a religious‚ political‚ intellectual‚ and cultural
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the violent war with Kalinga‚ Ashoka converted to Buddhism most likely of a guilty conscience. He then banned animal sacrifices‚ gave up hunting expeditions‚ and eliminated meat dishes from his court. Ashoka spread Buddhism throughout India by monasteries and stupas. Comparing Ashoka and Han Wudi‚ both spread and furthered belief systems in their emperors. Han Wudi did it by creating the imperial university and from
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Chapter 10 The Sui and Tang Empires‚ 581-755 * After the fall of the Han China was fragmented for several centuries. * China was reunified with the Sui dynasty‚ father and son rulers who held power from 581 until Turks from Inner Asia defeated the son * Small kingdoms of northern China and Inner Asia that had come and gone structured themselves around a variety of political ideas and institution. * People preferred having an emperor‚ a bureaucracy using the Chinese language‚ and
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When asked to write a report on an individual that influenced world history up until 1500‚ I knew exactly who to choose‚ the Buddha. The Buddha contributed to history in many different ways. Not only did he create what is now the fourth largest religion in the world‚ but he also helped to spread peace throughout the world. Without the Buddha’s influence and the influence of Buddhism‚ many empires may not have developed the way that they did and many other religions may not have developed at all.
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Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism." In it‚ he details the transition of "asceticism and methodical habits out of the monasteries" and into the service of active life in the world. In early Christianity‚ there were no Protestant denominations‚ so Catholicism was tantamount to Christianity. Within the Catholic tradition‚ monks would live in communes called monasteries‚ and dedicate themselves to a life of asceticism and ritual lifestyles. Furthermore‚ the scriptures of the Bible were understood
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