Pope John XXIII

The Pantheon was a place to honor all gods in ancient times. By building it, it gave many people jobs and money. The Pantheon had to be built 3 times. The first one was created by Marcus Agrippa. It was destroyed by a fire. The second was built by Domitian and was struck by lighting. The building burned down. Emperor Hadrian built the 3rd Pantheon to replace Marcus Agrippa’s Pantheon. Apollodorus of Damascus was the architect. It took a decade to build the Pantheon. The Pantheon was also built…

favored the formation of general church councils to reduce papal power. In addition, the reformers criticized the papacy, who had seen earlier reform movements and the crusaders alter their original high-minded purposes to suit the ambitions of the popes. The bourgeoisie also affected the reform of the papacy whose realistic outlook was adopting growing skepticism, national patriotism, and…

The Christian Church was the most powerful organization in Medieval Europe. The Christian Church had lots of Religious Power. The Church also had some Political Power of the church. These are some of the ways the church was powerful and wealthy in Europe during the Middle Ages. Most people listened and did what the church said and that gave the church Religious Power. The church promised a reward or punishment after death if you followed the rules or not. The reward after death was going…

Significant Differences of the Protestants and Catholic Church Both Protestants and Catholics are Christians; they just differ in certain areas much like the two topics that are about to be discussed (ExploreGod Web). First, was the Catholic Church and from there branched off the Protestants due to different ways of wanting to do things. Martin Luther’s 95 Theses are what started the Protestants to branch off from the Roman Catholic Church as a whole. Two of the significant differences between…

Throughout many years people have made history in many different types of ways. There has been many events around the world that impacted our present history. While there are countless number of events that has shaped many countries. There are some major events that stand as markers of great change, that if it would of never happen; our present could probably be quite different. The Thirty Years' War, The French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years' War, The French Revolution, World War…

Introduction North Africa in antiquity was a region that was constantly under the control and influence of foreign powers. It was a region that was favorably situated for trade with many of its major cities built along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and it was also a fertile region that was able to sustain the agricultural needs of its sovereign rulers. First, it was the Roman Empire that controlled the local North African provinces and the goods they offered, and much later it was the…

Western Civilization Question 5 Western civilization earliest music began with the social religious development that took place in Europe during the middle Ages between 500-1400 AD. The Catholic Church’s chants dominated at this time with their sacred music known as the Gregorian chant. This sacred music gradually developed into polyphonic music known as organum. However, secular music also flourished from Trouveres and Troubadours, until it was crowned with secular compositions of the first…

In 1573, Paolo Veronese, a Venetian artist, painted the Last Supper within the Church of San Giovanni e Paolo Venice. Venice was essentially the trading port for all of Europe at the time. There were pathways through the Mediterranean to other European countries as well as to Africa and the Middle East. Thus, Venice was the point where multiple cultures came together and interconnected, and this greatly influenced Veronese’s work. Veronese’s main focus in the work of art was the individuals.…

The Christian Crusades of the middle ages are often discussed in regards to the decisions of the people in charge, such as Pope Urban or Saladin. However, the outcome of the crusades could not have been accomplished without the involvement of the citizens. In the late 11th century, a group of people came forward seeking to reform the church. They called their movement the Gregorian Reform. The reformers wanted to address various aspects of conduct among the clergy, such as maintaining duties and…

Prothero believes that Protestantism is actually more sexist than Catholicism because, as he states, “it was Catholics who put angels’ wings on women and gave us a litany of female saints. “ Protestants on the other hand, do not really give female visionaries in the church recognition. I think I agree with Prothero’s argument because, although Catholics do not give many rights to females in the church, they do celebrate and recognize the achievements of the women who have good deeds, inside or…