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    Changin Concepts

    After researching methods including internet and passage, we were able to discover the humanities and the belongings and expansions that the humanities of the Early, High, and Late middle ages had on civilization. The studies of humanities allow us to see the sights in which the changing concepts of temperament and the entity fluctuate in each chronological period and help us differentiate the significant developments of each era. In the humanistic Tradition book, there was a distinctive chapter

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    It's Good to Be the King, Better to Be the Emperor

    similarly endured a dramatic change due to an alliance. On Christmas Day 800 CE, King Charles the Great of the Franks (Charlemagne) and the pope of Rome, Pope Leo III, formed this monumental alliance when Pope Leo crowned Charlemagne Imperator Romanorum (emperor of the Romans). However, unlike the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance of the 1900s, the union of Pope Leo and Charlemagne was no formal treaty designed for the means of bailing the other out in some war to come, but simply two men seizing

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    Otto the Great

    Otto 1, Emperor: Grant of a Market at Bremen, 965 Otto 1 the Great was considered to be a ruler very similar to Charlemagne. He followed Charlemagne’s legacy of becoming a Roman emperor, he was crowned emperor by the Pope. He remained in control by appointing family members to duchies which brought their subjects under his authority. Otto forced the dukes to recognize his lordship and dominance over them. The places that he could not bring under his control, he conquered. Otto I made important

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    The Ways the Roman Catholic Church Influenced Politics, Society, and Culture During the European Middle Ages

    influenced politics by excommunicating the emperor Henry IV. As Church sought to influence spiritual and political matters, rulers started to struggle with them. Pope Gelasius described the solution of the conflict between Church and the state as two symbolic swords: the religious one that pope held and the political one that emperor held. Pope Gregory Vll, who had many power over the Church, excommunicated the emperor Henry, who arrogantly ordered Gregory to step down of the papacy (Document 2). The

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    How To Write An Essay On The Protestant Reformation

    The Protestant Reformation The Protestant Reformation was a noteworthy sixteenth century European development pointed first at improving the convictions and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Its religious viewpoints were supplemented by aggressive political rulers who needed to augment their energy and control to the detriment of the Church. The Reformation finished the solidarity forced by medieval Christianity and, according to numerous students of history, showed the start of a new period

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    Western Monasticism Essay

    continue their daily solitary prayer. At Cluny, St. Odo was known for inspiring the Western reform of monasticism to focus on traditional monastic rules. Odo succeeded the abbot, and continued Berno's work of reforming abbeys from Cluny. In 931 the Pope John XI authorized

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    Scavenger Hunt Symbolism

    However beautiful and religious this picture is, Hunt was not a religious man and did not agree with typological symbolism and yet he painted a picture with priests within . On the outside, this picture is obviously religious but looking closer, Hunt added numerous minor religious symbol within the painting. The first is the red cross on top of the priest’s head. Red symbolically symbolizes death and the priest represents a missionary from God; together the two symbolize Jesus Christ; the priest

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    How Did The Role Of The Church Change Throughout The Renaissance

    During 1500-1600 the church had many roles in the lives of the people and in the government. The church ran everything in return made it very powerful and controlling. Since the church was so powerful and controlling, people had faith in it and were willing to devote time and money to the church. Throughout the Renaissance the power of the church began to decline rapidly. Although the role of the church changed throughout the Renaissance it was the base to everything in this time period, such as

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    Queen Elizabeth and the Church

    Queen Elizabeth I: Statesman v. Rebel against Catholicism 1. Thesis Statement Queen Elizabeth I was considered a statesman, brought back Anglicanism, and never truly picked a side of specific beliefs, allowing the people to worship freely. 2. Introduction The Elizabethan era experienced relative calm compared to previous reigns. The inauguration of Queen Elizabeth I was received with a tense spiritual atmosphere as most Catholics expected an era of political instability coupled

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    Causes of the French Revolution

    salaries. The bishops would now be elected by the same voters who elected other government officials and they had to be approved by the government rather than by the pope. Finally it was decided that the clergy take an oath of loyalty to the government. Not surprisingly, the civil constitution was strongly opposed by the pope and soon most clergymen rejected it. Other Catholic countries also condemned it. Perhaps the most worrying thing for the government is the way in which it soon antagonised

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