Latin America Test Study Guide 1. Explorers for Spain and Portugal: a. Portuguese i. First to launch large-scale operations ii. Prince Henry supported explorations‚ established court—sent expeditions west to Atlantic islands‚ south to Western African coast—Portuguese settled Azores and Madeira Islands‚ learned about African coast—gold and slaves iii. Wanted water route around Africa to India—Bartolomeu Dias attempted‚ pushed back iv. Vasco da Gama
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was heavily dependent on the Church for just about everything. The Catholic Church had a firm hold on any religious beliefs people held. Therefore‚ science only existed for the few people that dared to go against the normal religious teachings. Slowly‚ people began to break away from the uniform idea of religion and started to question many of the teachings of the Church. Also‚ Enlightenment thinkers got the ball rolling‚ calling out the corruptness of the Catholic Church in Europe. This new style of
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parents are strong catholic and are unsure about this so they have offered to help support and raise the child. Should she abort the baby? Introduction: Within a person’s life‚ there are many times that they must make a choice‚ and these choices are made from a person’s core values. These values‚ whether secular or religious‚ derive from the code it follows. A moral dilemma is a conflict you experience in life in which there is a decision that must be made. The
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Before the reformation‚ the only church that existed in England was that of Roman Catholic Church. and it was seen to be tyrannical‚ stifling with numerous harsh church rulings enormous influence on how people thought and how subsequently they lived their lives. The Roman catholic church had at the time many supporters and covered a large proportion of the world which was called Christendom. Before the reformation‚ the Church had been one of the principal employers‚ with large numbers of farm workers
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Marriage and Sex: Catholic Church VS Martin Luther The views on marriage and sex differ greatly between the Catholic Church and Martin Luther. Though both agree to a different set of rules and regulations‚ Catholicism is a strict religion while Luther strived for a more accepting practice. Luther’s opinions on these topics agreed more with the opinions of the majority granting him the more modern of the two religions. For the most part‚ the Lutheran outlook was a realistic one versus the exacting
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There are many different religions in the world and they all have a different role to play in our society. Everyone has a different view on what they think these religions should contribute to our world. For a catholic citizen I think that volunteering and giving back is a huge role of being catholic. There are many other aspects as well like having equality for everyone‚ respecting and welcoming people in the catholic community‚ buying fair trade and treating your neighbour the way you want to be
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Differences of a Baptists and Catholic church Growing up I was introduced to many different denomination of Christianity. The Baptist and Catholic church are the two that sticks out to me the most because of how they differ from each other. In the last four years I have experienced what it is like to attend a Baptist and Catholic church. My Christian denomination is Baptist but because I attended a Catholic high school‚ I gained a lot of knowledge about Catholicism. Theses two denominations differs
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Filippo Brunelleschi was an aid to the Catholic Church‚ for he built the dome of the Florence Cathedral and made many advancements to the architecture of the Church. Humanists of Medieval times were philosophers that believed in the importance of poetry‚ writing and forms of art. Humanists aimed to spread eloquence fluidity among the citizens‚ to create a society full of knowledge and unity through introducing the people to literature‚ writing and art. Filippo
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The Waldensians are a Christian branch of the early Roman Catholic Church that were founded in the late 1170s by Waldo of Lyons (also called Valdes). However‚ some people do believe the group predates Waldo‚ and only gained popularity while fleeing from prosecution to France. Their official symbol is that of a candle set on top of a bible‚ with the slogan “Lux Lucet in Tenebris” or “A light shining in the darkness.” Waldo was a wealthy merchant who gave away all his money and land to start preaching
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business ethics climate in Latin America Written by Florian H. International Business Semester 2013 Course: Business Ethics The business ethics climate in Latin America A problem for international companies‚ taking Peru as an example! The Spanish saying: “El que no tranza no avanza.” (One that doesn`t act unethical will not proceed)‚ unfortunately describes best the prevailing immoral way of doing business in the Latin American region. Despite various
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