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    The Rise of the Carolingian Empire & the Roman Catholic Church [pic] The rise of the Carolingian Empire and their relationship with the Roman Catholic Church cemented the Roman Catholic domination over Christian clergy in Western Europe. Both church and state would utilise each other for the advancement of their own cause. The establishment of the Carolingian Dynasty over the Frankish Kingdom heralded a fundamental moment in European history. The Carolingians first came to prominence in the

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    Topic 3 - Discuss the Rise of Individualism… The rise of individualism‚ at what we now know as the medieval era‚ opened the eyes of many people; a few will be discussed though out this paper. In the times previous to the establishment of individualism‚ man‚ as a whole considered him-self corrupt‚ impure and unworthy. Slowly‚ individuals began seeing certain things differently. As these free thinkers began to spread their ideas many mindsets began changing as well. Along with these mindsets ideas

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    Chanelle Samuel The Inevitable Progression of Complex Societies Ancient civilizations and the civilizations of today all share a commonality. That commonality is that all civilizations seem to go through this pattern of rise and fall. The civilization will grow‚ prosper‚ accumulate wealth and power‚ but eventually due to a variety of factors including natural disasters‚ economic decline‚ invasion‚ and so on‚ the civilization will slowly lose power and land and relinquish any sort of ties that

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    or their souls. Jainist ethics were so demanding that few people other than devout monks could hope to observe them closely. Manichaeism derived from the prophet Mani‚ a devout Zoroastrian from Babylon in Mesopotamia‚ drew deep influence from Christianity and Buddhism. Because of the intense interaction between people of different societies‚ Mani saw a need for a prophet for all humanity‚ and he

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    Christianity and Judaism were both founded around 1200 B.C. according to a series of books known as the Torah‚ which are five books of Moses or the Old Testament. The Old Testament describes the rise of the Isralites and their agreement with God that both sides will be faithful to one another and their journey to the land promised by God. Both religions only believe in one God. They also believe in the messiah. Also they believe in other spiritual beings such as angels and demons

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    Spreading the Hippie Ideals During the 1960’s‚ many young people had to get away from all the turmoil taking place in The United States of America. The war in Vietnam‚ the Civil Rights Movement and Lyndon Johnson’s “The Great Society” spurred the rise of this hippie movement. A hippie is a person who removes himself/herself from society‚ hereby cutting all political ties. Hippies moved to communes and grew their hair long‚ as a way to reject authority. However‚ the hippie movement is most known

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    characters have been given the personality and traits of Hemingway’s hero‚ and the hero himself has been depicted in hundreds of forms. Each depiction impacts and shapes the definition of a code hero. That is why all three figures‚ Holden Caulfield‚ Tony Stark‚ and Chris McCandless‚ despite their differences or hero status‚ share many of the same qualities. Each of these characters experience the typical hero backstory‚ they all experienced a trauma and learned‚ or at least attempted to learn‚ how to move

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    APOLOGETICS APPLICATION PAPER ISLAM VERSUS CHRISTIANITY: WHICH IS TRUE? Marilyn J. Adams APOL 500 July 5‚ 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………..........3 MUHAMMAD’S BACKGROUND…………………………………………………………3 BACKGROUND OF ISLAM………….………………………………………...................4 THE QURAN…………….……………………………………………………..............4 THEMES IN THE QURAN REVELATIONS………………………………………..............5 CHRISTIANITY IN THE QURAN………………………………………………………….5 ISLAMIC BELIEFS AND WORSHIP

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    The Germanization of Early Medieval Christianity A Sociohistorical Approach to Religious Transformation (Review) Rachel M. Shaw The Germanization of Early Medieval Christianity was written by Dr. James C. Russell. Russell is a conservative historian and theologian. He received his doctorate in Historical Theology from Fordham University and has taught at Saint Peter’s College in New Jersey. Russell published Germanization of Early Medieval Christianity through the Oxford University Press in 1994

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    Rise and Fall of the Maya: Research Paper The Maya were a native Mesoamerican group of people who erected one of the most sophisticated cultures in the Western Hemisphere. They inhabited areas in southern Mexico‚ and also surrounding Locations included Guatemala‚ Belize‚ El Salvador and parts of Honduras. The Maya religion civilization came into prominence in 250 A.D.‚ administering a polytheistic approach to worship which included human blood sacrifices to honor their gods or to culminate the crowning

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