literate‚ not even Charlemagne (first Holy Roman Emperor) * Middle Ages- literacy was scorned * Not many writers of books due to lack of copyrights * Medieval universities taught theology‚ law and medicine * Politics * The Pope (Church) was in charge * All clergy were rich and were exempt from most laws * The Holy Roman Emperor was chosen by 7 electors * You had to be rich‚ and bribe the electors to become the Emperor * Imperial title was reduced to a symbol
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story shows the change in the "Dark Ages" from the dependence on religion to thinking in your own light‚ old ideas and findings were challenged and proven wrong after thousands of years‚ and the power of the rulers finally surpassed the power of the pope. The transition of Europe from the Medieval Times to the Renaissance included changes in the political‚ intellectual‚ and religious aspects of life. As Europe left the Medieval Era and entered the Renaissance‚ its political system was undergoing
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people started to become ill with the plague‚ they started to drift away from the church because they weren’t being healed. The catholic church ran the middle ages. We see this through ideas like Petrine Supremacy and Divine Right. The fact that the pope christens the king into becoming king‚ “under the power of God” shows how in control the church was. Because of the secularization of people‚ the church was becoming less powerful‚ ending the Middle Ages. And because humanism started to form‚ as the
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give expensive gifts to worship God. Also‚ many rich courts tried to emulate the papal court. The Popes in Rome set an example to all the other rulers by having such a vast collection of artwork that it was doubtful that anyone would ever be able to compete with them. However the paintings in churches and nunneries had another purpose besides the one described above. The Pope and the ruler of any particular area needed to have obedient subjects. Religion was one way to keep
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Theodora‚ regent of heir to the throne Michael II. This restoration of the icons led up to fist sunday of lent. Which is still celebrated today as a feast of “triumph of orthodoxy”. This caused ideological differences which still exist today. The pope‚ latin word which is the leader of Christianity and Patriarch‚ greek word who is the leader of the eastern orthodox church. Another effect after the controversy that still exist today is the way churches are built. Orthodox churches still look the
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The Sistine Chapel was built within the Vatican between 1477 and 1480‚ under Pope Sixtus IV reign. Although the original name of the chapel was Cappella Magna‚ the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV‚ who restored it. The chapel has been used as a place of both religious and official papal activity and has been for centuries. The Sistine Chapel is very famous due to the style of artwork that is shown in the inside. That style is called frescos. Frescos‚ is a technique of mural painting executed
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Catholicism stands with the Pope as central and appointed by God. Luther’s arguments referred to a direct relationship with God and using the local languages to speak to the people in sermons. Luther’s arguments remove the absolute power from the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church in general. The revenue from the taxes paid to the Church would be reduced with Luther’s ideas‚ in part because of the removal of buying souls out of purgatory. If purgatory exists‚ then the Pope should empty it out of goodness
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Charlemagne‚ also known as Charles the Great or Charles I‚ was king of the Franks. In 800 A.D.‚ Charles the Great was consecrated emperor and Augustus by Pope Leo III (750-816). Pope Leo III‚ along with all other high priests‚ saw it fit to crown Charles as emperor as not only a sign of respect gained through his supplied protection from Roman rebels but also because he already held places of power in Rome and in cities of Italy‚ Gaul‚ and Germany. Also considering the fact the imperial throne remained
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Francisco Plaza Victor Taranto College Writing I 20 April 20 The Reformation: Martin Luther The Reformation took place in the 15th century. A man named Martin Luther‚ a German monk‚ had a vision beyond the Catholic Church. In his eyes‚ the Catholic Church was corrupt and wanted to change that. Martin Luther had a very encouraging personality that made him fight for what he believed. The Catholic Church not only rejected Luther’s letters and visions but also wrote back. Martin Luther attacked the
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and state. Prompted by taxation of the clergy and the consequent retaliation to and disdain towards papal decrees by both France and Spain‚ Pope Boniface VIII issued the bull‚ Unam Sanctam‚ in 1302. Unam Sanctam asserted spiritual authority over kings and knights‚ stating that the “temporal sword” is to be used “by the hands of kings and soldiers‚ but at
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