clan. During the sovereignty of Charlemagne‚ Christianity soared extremely high. In 800‚ on Christmas Day after being topped monarch by Pope Leo III‚ Charlemagne brought schooling and illumination to his people. The Pope Leo positioned a golden crown on the bent head of Charlemagne. Charlemagne due to the coronation left him astonished‚ affirming that had he knew Pope Leo III’s plan he would not have entered the church. Charlemagne was indomitable to reinforce his kingdom and to regulate Europe.
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classes. Confucianism played a major part In Chinese culture and politics however their religion did not have as much power over the power over the emperor like Christianity. In Rome‚ if an emperor did not listen to the Pope‚ the Pope can then ex- communicate the emperor. The Pope can then replace the emperor. In China‚ you can’t just have a Buddhist remove an emperor out of power. Secondly‚ in Rome the citizens had more of a democratic government. Landowners and merchants formed the Roman Republic
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Unintended consequence in England Marriage problem with Henry VIII Henry – ideal renaissance king Received much more education than typical noble family members Athletic‚ womanizer and handsome (ideal king) Good catholic Attacks Luther in a book The pope gave him a title “The Defender of the Faith” Henry has been married to Catherine of Aragon All of his
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on politics in Italy. His influence on the shaping of Italian politics is important as he brought the left back into the political fray. In terms of the Pope himself‚ it appeared as though he was more of a man of the peoples and was able to converse and work with Italians better than his predecessor. Seen as one of the centuries most loved Popes‚ it therefore important that his views were widely accepted and saw the expansion of the Italian political system. The papacy of John XXIII‚ according to
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objectives in life are supposed to be as one. To Catholics‚ the Church is one because all of its members practice the same faith and are united in one direction in serving God. To Catholics‚ the Pope is a unifying figure. The Pope helps to keep unity when national and cultural differences come up. The Pope calls Catholics everywhere to remember the one direction of the Church and their responsibility to all of God’s people. The Church Is Holy. The Church is holy because the Church is in union
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Ingraining Christianity; Charlemagne’s Legacy “From this account and from his work a remarkably vivid picture can be formed of a dignified‚ majestic figure‚ striving to make the transition from warlord to ruler of a great Christian empire‚ and having remarkable success” (Roberts). Soon after his death‚ Charlemagne’s empire collapsed. However‚ he left in place a structure that allowed Christianity to flourish in Europe. Charlemagne’s empire cemented Christianity as the dominant religion in Europe
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01.05 The Byzantines: Objectives Who Were the Byzantines? The Roman Empire had stretched so large by the fourth century CE that it had several provincial capitals. The two most important political centers were Rome in the West and Constantinople in the East‚ which had formerly been called Byzantium. The emperor‚ Constantine the Great‚ rebuilt Byzantium to resemble “Old Rome‚” and so this political center became known as the “New Rome.” Although those who lived in Constantinople referred to themselves
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Power of Church From the beginning of times‚ humanity was organized in small groups ruled by some authority. Small groups grew into the tribes‚ tribes into villages‚ villages into the countries. In the sixteenth century Europe Catholic Church and pope was the ultimate authority‚ world view‚ science and most importantly politics was based on Catholic church. Towards the eighteenth century even though religion was still huge part of European society‚ scientific revolution along with the enlightenment
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At this time there were two men that play a role in this process. Leo was the first “so-called” of the popes. “He was the Bishop of Rome (they weren’t called popes at the time)‚ and his reign was from 440 to 461‚ right to the end of the Roman Empire” (Babcock 2011 p.142). Leo was responsible for the Attila not destroying Rome‚ and this was the beginning of the name pope. Leo also merged his power over the church. He was the first to take ownership of what is called “Petrine authority”
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1510 Luther took a pilgrimage to Rome and performed various acts of devotion in sacred places. For instance‚ at a staircase supposedly taken from Pilate’s judgment hall‚ he walked up the steps on his knees in order to obtain an indulgence promised by Pope
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