Lindsay Brame 1st Period WORLD HISTORY FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 1. Key Traits of a Civilization: p 20-21‚ 1. Advanced Cities 2. Specialized workers 3. complex institutions (ie. Government‚ religion‚ economy) 4. Record Keeping 5. Advanced Technology 2. Sumerians p 20-23‚ 31-32‚ 29-30 One of the first groups of people to form a civilization: around 3000BC. Sumerian scribbles (record keepers) invented a system of writing called cuneiform in 3500 BC. First to use potter’s wheel
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with the church. He had access to lots of land and churches. When he sold this he earned loads of money and he spent it on expensive food‚ jewels and clothes. Also‚ power was an important reason because he gained a lot of this when he removed the Pope
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important design in the history of church architecture. Its wide influence was augmented by the well-authenticated belief that it stood where St Peter‚ the first pope‚ had been buried. The entire interior of St Peter’s is lavishly decorated with marble‚ reliefs‚ architectural sculpture and gilding. The basilica contains a large number of tombs of popes and other notable people‚ many of which are considered outstanding artworks. There are also a number of sculptures in niches and chapels‚ including Michelangelo’s Pieta
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Christopher Larson Final Reaction Paper: The Crescent and the Cross In this essay I will discuss the history of the Roman Catholic Church and its influence on Western Civilization. I will bring an understanding to the beginnings of the Church and bring us to modern day ideals. Along with the history of the Catholic Church‚ I will cover some significant events during the middle ages. To understand the beginnings of the Catholic Church‚ it is important to grasp concepts of the foundation of the
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During the 1500s there was widespread hatred for the Roman Catholic Church. The German people resented the Church for their ecclesiastical corruption and there was huge amounts of anti clerical anger. It was Luther who was at the forefront of the Reformation and his anger‚ caused by the selling of indulgences during his visit to Rome‚ which sparked the Reformation in 1517. For this reason corruption of the Catholic Church was a very important cause of the Reformation in 1517. One of the key
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* Early Medieval Europe Founding of the Church * 2. Introduction: The Roots (This Series) Judaism Greece Rome Christianity and Christ Himself The Early Theologians * 3. Introduction: Fluorescence (The Next Series) Dark Ages Feudalism The Sociopolitical Structure Eve of the Renaissance * 4. Roots of Medieval Era: Judaism of Abraham Hebrews: a population in the city of Ur in Sumeria The word is derived from Greek biblia‚ which means “book‚” hence “People of the Book” Abraham was said
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head was later embalmed and sent to the pope as a trophy. For three days Thousands of Huguenots including women and children were murdered in Paris. A decree went out to purge France of heretics. Massacres were carried out all over the country‚ with death toll estimates ranging wildly‚ from thousands to as high as 110‚000. Regardless‚ an amnesty granted in 1573 pardoned the perpetrators. When news of the massacre reached the Vatican‚ there was rejoicing. Pope Gregory XIII actually had a commemorative
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affected the development of music greatly during the middle ages. People used music for different things as entertainment‚ in the church and through their lifetime. The main form of music during The Middle Ages was the Gregorian Chant‚ named for Pope Gregory I. This music was used in the Catholic Church to enhance services. It knew as sacred music of Latin text‚ sung by monks without instrumentation. The Chant is sung in a monophonic texture‚ which means there is only one line of music. It has
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Christianity 391 Christianity made the state religion of the Roman Empire 476 End of the Roman Empire Ca.530 St. Benedict’s Rule written 612 Monastery of St. Gall founded 800 Charlemagne coronated as Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope in Rome 816-17 Synod in Aachen Ca.820 Ideal plan for the Monastery of St. Gall drafted Monastery: A monastery is a building or collection of buildings in which monks live. Basilica: A basilica is a church that is rectangular in shape and has
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play in our culture‚ as it relates to America ’s adolescents‚ teens and young adults? Is there still a place for organized religion in a society were Snookie and the iPad have all but replaced Jesus Christ and the bible? As the newly-elect pontiff Pope Benedict prepares to guide the Roman Catholic Church into the future‚ church leaders are struggling to keep young people from leaving the faith. Four out of five Catholics who have left the church‚ and have not joined another faith or denomination
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