October of 1512. Pope Julius II had requested Michelangelo paint the ceiling in the chapel. The Pope was strong-minded that Rome should be renovated to show its prior exaltation. He was on a mission to show this by painting the ceiling of the chapel and he wanted the very best painter complete it‚ which he believed to be Michelangelo. Julius II assumed that if he had the ceiling painted that it would glorify his name and he would become more popular with the people under him. Pope Julius II wanted
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comes along walks up on an orator of Catholic religion. The minister asks him Do you believe that the Pope is the Antichrist‚ my friend? ’ I have never heard anyone say so ’ relied Candide‚ but whether he is or he isn ’t‚ I want some food. ’ You don ’t deserve to eat ’ said the other .The minister ’s wife looked out of the window at that moment‚ and seeing a man who was not sure that the Pope was Antichrist‚ emptied over his head a pot full of ‚ which shows to what lengths ladies are driven by
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Church expanded and gained more power. In Pope Urban II’s Call for the First Crusade Pope Urban is calling for Christians to fight in the name of God. The reason being that in the Middle East the Turks and Arabs were persecuting the Christians. The invaders killed and captured the Christians‚ and destroyed the churches. The Call for the Crusade was a result of a request sent by Emperor Alexios I Komnenos to Pope Urban in 1095. The Emperor asked of the Pope for aid against further invasions. In return
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Struggle was based on authority between the papacy and the royal sovereignty of the monarch. The church also lost a great deal of their prestige when the cardinals had elected two popes‚ Pope Urban VI and Pope Clement VII. Soon after a third Pope joined the crowd in an effort to resolve the problem of the two first Popes‚ although this only caused more chaos. What were the major developments in art and literature in the fourteenth century? The most prominent
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malpractice—especially the teaching and the sale of indulgences or the abuses thereof‚ and simony‚ the selling and buying of clerical offices—that the reformers saw as evidence of the systemic corruption of the Church’s hierarchy‚ which included the pope. Parallel to events in Germany‚ a movement began in Switzerland under the leadership of Ulrich Zwingli. These two movements quickly agreed on most issues‚ but some unresolved differences kept them separate. Some followers of Zwingli believed that
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International Destination Trends VATICAN CITY Introduction Europe is one of the continent that has a well-developed tourism industry. It has for some time dominated the international travel scene in terms of numbers of arrivals and receipts. Western Europe is accessible‚ with major transportation routes both within the region and outside the region. Countries of Western Europe combined with the nations of Southern and Northern Europe form the most important tourist region in the world. In 2005‚ Europe
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escapades in the south against the Muslim forces of Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-1566). In the North in the town of Marburg‚ Germany‚ the Swiss and German Protestants planned a meeting to form alliances and unite against the Catholic regime under the Pope and Charles V. For four days (October 1-4) the Protestant leaders of the day met at Marburg Castle by order of Landgrave Philip of Hesse (1504-1567) and conversed with each other with the ultimate goal of deciding common rules of the Protestant religion
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the position of the Pope in the Catholic Church. Specifically Clause 32 stated that “all those who believe themselves certain of their own salvation by means of letters of indulgence‚ will be eternally dammed.” Martin Luther also wished to limit the power of the pope when he stated that the “pope himself cannot remit guilt‚ but only declare and confirm that it has been remitted by God.” The spread of Martin Luther’s document warranted an early response from the Church. Pope Leo X (1513-1521) issued
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WORLD HISTORY II -- CLASS NOTES (Revised Fall 2002) Class Introduction – Syllabus Text: The Heritage of World Civilizations (Craig‚ Graham‚ Kagan‚ Ozment‚ Turner)‚ N.J.: Prentice Hall‚ 2002. Chapter 16 The Late Middle Ages and The Renaissance in the West (1300 – 1527) Calamity and New Beginnings Culture: Culture exercise: Japanese Printer His pregnant wife Olympic athlete College Coed Rabbi Med. Stud./Bl. Militant Biochemist Hollywood Starlet Policeman/with
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the way king’s of the Roman Empire ruled‚ which was by the laws of the Church. European kings and princes always ruled by divine right‚ in fear of being kicked of the Church. 9. The Great Schism was caused by Pope Clement V‚ who moved the papacy to France‚ where
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