Pope Leo X

until the Late Middle Ages. At the expense of the feudal lords, slowly, regional monarchies gained enough power to create centralized governments in relatively smaller areas, as compared to the entirety of Western Europe. Additionally, Roman Catholic popes found themselves…

of Roman Empire (Richardson, Robert 1). The church was outside of feudalism and didn’t take part of it (Richardson, Robert 2). The church and government were very important and powerful in the middle ages. The church was viewed as powerful when the pope crowned Charlemagne as the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. This action symbolized the strong alliance between the government and church. Even though Charlemagne did not gain any power from this, the act was viewed as an approval of God (Biel,…

Faust is a five-act grand opera by Charles Gounod. It is based on a poem written by Johann Von Goethe who wanted to use his work as the philosophy of human life. Faust originally was a Polish legend about a doctor selling his soul to the devil to experience the pleasures of life. Taking the idea of legend, Goethe transformed it to a poem, which he used to make connections about philosophy and religion. Around this time many literary, musical, and pantomimes were released depicting the legend…

to arrive at one’s own moral position with the help of the Roman Catholic Church is correct. Perry notes that, for Catholics, it is “not the Bible that is supremely authoritative but the “magisterium” of the Church: the bishops and, ultimately the Pope” (86). That is, the Bible as interpreted by the magisterium is supremely authoritative in the Roman Catholic faith. By Perry’s own acknowledgment, it is not the individual’s interpretation of an issue that is authoritative to a Roman Catholic,…

had control over schools, universities, and publications” (Newth 9). Which resulted in the Church banning Thomas More's, Galileo's, and Joan of Arc's written work. In 1543 the church had stated that no book may be printed, censored, or traded without their permission, and in 1563, the King had abolished that law (Newth 10). Stating that only he, Charles IX of France could decide which books would be published. The church itself had created a list of books in 1559 that were banned; the list had…

There is more than one opinion on the cause of the fall of Rome. Religion, politics, and economic factors have been said to be the cause of the decline of the Roman Empire (Andrews). The traditional Roman religion was slowly replaced. A new way of thinking and a different set of values changed the way Romans looked at the Emperor. The introduction of a different religion was the beginning of the end of the Empire. When Constantine I, or Flavius Valerius Constantinus became Emperor, he…

The reformation greatly affected the political state of Europe. After Lutheranism in Germany, many of its princes converted to protestantism. These princes eventually created the Schmalkaldic League against the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. All this conflict eventually led to long war the war finally ended by the Peace of Augsburg. This peace treaty led to the Emperor losing power and letting Germany to determine if it was Catholic or Protestant. The reform also affects other parts of Europe…

army and himself to the pope so they could all be baptized and convert to Christianity. Throughout Charlemagne’s journey of expanding the kingdom, he did not only conquer more land, but he also helped spread Christianity. By…

Utopian texts are created to instigate introspective thought into the society in which the audience lives in. Thomas More wrote Utopia to satirize and to criticise the status quo of his era in 1555. . Written in a time of political, cultural and religious upheaval, it was a revolutionary text that challenged the accepted state of affairs. Through his work, entitled ‘Utopia’ More criticised political corruption, religious hypocrisy, distribution of wealth and the harsh penal code of the time. He…

In every part of history, societies have developed remarkable technological innovations. During the Age of exploration, the magnetic compass and the printing press were created. Both these important technological innovations have had both positives and negatives effects on a society or on humanity. Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press, which was very successful. That being said, the magnetic compass had great success also. Johann Gutenberg’s sensational invention had an immense impact…