There was a lot of culture in the middle ages from the buildings such as the large and beautifully decorated cathedrals to laws but religion was a huge aspect of it. The Great Chain of Being, what is is you ask? It put everything and everyone in its own place such as plants, animals, humans, angels, then god being first at the top. The culture in the middle ages were revolved around their religion which was Christianity. The only religion accepted and allowed to be worshiped was Christianity (Alchin).…
?? Joshua Waldoch Professor Laid Boswell History 120 9 October 2017 Public Opinion and the Papacy The Catholic Church has had a lasting impression on the European Landscape throughout history, and for the most part, the general public went along with the Catholic Church and the Pope because, that was all the people of Europe knew.…
Several factors facilitated the growth of European power between 1000 and 1500 CE. They included the growth of towns and trade. People would settle in lands where walls and structures were still around for protection during chaos and wars (ch 12, p 433). They then began to create cities from left over structures and buildings from an earlier time (ch 12, p 433). Additionally trade in the eleventh century further contributed to the growth of towns due to the elite wanting luxury goods from both locals and imports from Asia such as silks and spices (ch 12, p 433).…
By doing so, he developed an even stronger relationship with the Pope, creating a religious stability within his empire, thus supporting the fact that he was an effective…
Religion in the Middle Ages had a huge impact on people’s lives and medieval Europe. People would do many things because of their religion! Some ways that religion affected people’s daily lives were the Crusades happening, people devoting their entire lives to the church, and the church having power over kings. One way how religion affected medieval life was that many people fought in the Crusades. According to Document 6, Christians would go on pilgrimages to visit holy sites.…
The Roman Catholic Church, being the only universal European institution of the Middle Ages, practically governed every aspect of society. Medieval Europeans viewed the Church as a blessing from God; a humble order which was sent to protect them from the numerous raids and invasions which consequently led to chaos and disorder in society. Europeans that lived during the medieval times were pious and devout Christians. They believed that the road to eternal happiness was to fear their almighty father in the Heavens, to obey His commandments, and to apply bible principles in their everyday lives. With hopes to be favored in God’s eyes, medieval Christians turned to religious authorities for guidance on not only spiritual, but also worldly matters.…
One of the largest impacts on the spread of Christianity was Romes adoption of Christianity. Rome was one of the largest empires in the ancient world. The empire was spreading and no other civilization was superior. After the mistreating and persuasions of Christians in Rome, many people died for Christianity rather than converting. This inspired many to join Christianity Including Roman emporium Constantine who ruled from 306-337 AD.…
Religion is one of the main things that were impacted. The unity of Europe and the Christian society were shattered. Christendom was divided in Europe and the West. Vernacular translations of the scriptures happened so that everyone could read them for themselves and not have to rely on the priests translations of it. The people finally had a new outlook on God and his gospel without the church and the people in the church telling them what to think.…
Pope Urban II convinced everyone to on the Crusades and the result was significant. Pope Urban II said anyone who went on the Crusades would get a free pass to heaven and money, servants and villas. The response to this as described by Ekkhard was incredible and immediate. This was important to the Crusades because if the response was not as great as it was the Crusades would have turned out differently. Also the main reason that convince the Crusaders to go was that there would be a cleansing of sins, back then there were a lot of knights and people that had done horrific things and wanted to go to heaven.…
It was an honor for the emperors to go to Rome to be crowned by the Pope. The reason was that the religion was able to connect the territories give the identity and stick together people. Actually, the most important was the ability to manipulate the third estate, as its people were busy with agriculture problems and praying. They found the sense of life in God and tried to live by his laws. On the whole, the influence of the church was equivalent to the influence of the aristocracy or even more significant in some ways.…
The Black Death (also called the plague) hit Europe, almost all things, mostly the daily elements of life, were under the influence of the Roman Catholic Church. During this time, almost every action one would make would require prayer. The church had always told the people right from wrong. The church and followers believed that the afterlife was more important than ones present life. It was a must to be given the last rights and to confess ones sins before dying to be sure of a peaceful afterlife.…
This gave people forgiveness of their sins for a price. Some people were angry at the Catholic Church for what was a cash grab. They compared Pope Leo X to the antichrist and the devil. Others were happy with the knowledge…
1. The Protestant reformation had a huge impact on European society, culture and politics. Over the course of the reformation the catholic church lost a lot of its power. Protestantism was very popular among the common people as it focused on having a direct link with god, avoiding the system of bishops and priests. The reformation also sparked the thirty years war, a conflict that would change the religion climate of Europe drastically.…
Christianity affected the rulers of Rome, it went against the rule of Rome saying that you must worship the Roman gods and emperors, and it caused many people to suffer and parish. Once Roman emperors and rulers found out about Christianity, they were enraged. Emperors like Nero had strong feelings against Christians. He did things that were completely unfair things to Christians. For example, “The emperor blamed Christians that destroyed much of Rome and subjected them to cruel deaths” (McGraw-Hill Networks, 153).…
1. What was the context of the Protestant Reformation? (3) At this point of history there was only one church in the West- Catholic church which was controlled by the pope. The church was corrupted and the pope and cardinal were living like kings.…