By the Baroque we refer either to the historical period 1600 - 1750 that followed the Renaissance. The style of Baroque was a new way of expression that was born in Rome, Italy, from where it spread almost across Europe. It was characterized by a strong dramatic and emotional element, while it was mainly applied to architecture, sculpture and music, but is also found in literature or painting. The purpose of the Baroque is primarily to impress as well as exalt the person through his passions and…
During the early Roman Empire period in 330 A.D. Constantine the Great became the first emperor of the Roman Empire. He relocated Rome's capital to the far east of Byzantine. He also renamed it Constantinople which was named after him. Many people called it the New Rome. Constantine gave the city a new political status of power. Byzantium’s studied from Greek and Roman culture to keep their government organized. Not knowing their empire was on a decline they were forced to divide it into Eastern…
During the Middle Ages, religion in the form of Catholicism dominated the lives of all citizens, rich and poor, because the Catholic Church was a larger and more powerful organization that most of the governmental structures that existed at the time; the Church had abundant land and financial resources, giving it a great amount of political power. At the time, most Europeans lived in relatively small communities with top-down hierarchies headed by a landowner or king. This system, known as…
The Church During the Middle Ages Christianity gave the people of the Middle Ages the motivation to accomplish many great things. Many people during this time lived miserable lives in poverty and had nothing to live for but the Church. However, regardless of a person’s social status, everyone was united under the hope to go to heaven. The Church during this time provided all of Europe’s education in their monasteries and universities. They also created and built unbelievably beautiful works…
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…