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Even though there is a difference of opinion as to why the Crusades began, some historians state that the cause of these massive military attacks launched by Western Europe on the vast Islamic territories for over a span of two hundred years, was mainly religion. This claim being supported more so by the Christian historians, a huge number of Muslim historians conclude that the underlying factor was after all gaining power, land and wealth on the part of the Christians. If one was to list down…

The Classical and Medieval Era were two vastly different type periods in which individuals believed in separate morals and values of life. Although, most of these beliefs were centered primarily around God or God(s). The Classical era showed the importance of God and Goddess. God were shown as ‘perfect’ and ‘heroic’ within the art created such as sculpture and morals. Considering the fact Gods controlled all the aspects of life and nature on Earth. However, they also believed in the values…

A.D. 452 Yesterday, what could have been a horrendous day for Rome, was prevented by Pope Leo the Great. Attila the Hun, who had already sacked northern Italian cities and towns, was planning to march on Rome. At this time, beloved Pope Leo had come to save the day. Pope Leo has surely proven himself a great and trustworthy leader. Pope Leo was notified about Attila the Hun’s plan to march on Rome and took brave and quick action. He knew that he was obliged to take action and meet Attila to…

1.The opinion of religious of the mass majority of the common people in the 15th century was the center of how the religious conflict between the church and the state started. a.The Holy Roman Empire was built entirely around one religion, which was the only religion the people recognized before the 15th century and that was Catholicism. The Empire was built for the purpose was that the only religion acceptable to follow was catholicism The relationship between the Church, state, and common…

The origins of a European war Strong tensions between Catholics and Protestants The spread of Protestantism in its Lutheran version in German states in the sixteenth century led to clashes between Lutheran princes and princes remained Catholic under the leadership of Emperor Charles V. In 1555, the Peace of Augsburg suspended hostilities by requiring each state religion of its prince. Lutheranism continued to grow until 1570 while Calvinism new confession not recognized by the Peace of…

The Protestant Reformation of the 16th century transformed Christianity forever. Provoked for change by the exploitation and abuses they saw in the Roman Catholic Church, leaders and pastors such as Martin Luther and John Calvin organized an effort that would soon alter Christianity and ultimately lead to the emergence of the Protestant denominations that exist today. These leaders believed that the church had drifted away from the crucial original teachings of Christianity, most importantly…

Assess the impact of Nero’s principate on Rome Nero, son of Agrippina the Younger and Domitius Ahenobarbus, had a substantial impact on the principate of Rome, as the last of the Princeps in the line of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. The ‘early years’ of his rule have been generally considered to be his ‘good’ years, before he started ruling extremely autocratically, which ultimately led to his downfall. Nero was proclaimed Princeps at the early age of sixteen. Despite his young age, he maintained…

INTRODUCTION The religion of Christianity has many sub groups within the religion. These are called denominations. Denominations in Christianity are a distinct religious group with similar traits. The religion of Christianity has many sub groups within the religion. These are called denominations. Distinctions between groups are determined by which doctrine they follow. From denominations there can be branches of Christianity which are groups of denominations that share similar beliefs and…

centuries. The word crusade comes from the Latin word crux, meaning cross. The Christian warriors called Crusaders wore the cross as a symbol. Seljuk Turks took control of the Holy places including Jerusalem, and closed it to Jewish and Christian pilgrims. Pope Urban II for help in gaining once again these lands. He agreed to help and called it the first Crusade. The crusades had a lasting effect on medieval society, the political system…

This was an interesting read. The article written by Tom Mueller, depicts the events leading up to the design of the dome for Florence, Itay’s cathedral, Il Duomo also known as “Brunelleshi’s Dome”. Filippo Brunelleschi was the architect of the Dome. The story dates back to 1418, the Cathedral was known as Santa Maria del Fiore. For years the cathedral was in need of major repairs especially the rooftop, the dome had yet to be defined. The city’s Town Fathers needed this remedied immediately.…