Pope Urban VIII

Between the end of the eleventh century and into the thirteenth century,european christians arguing of the church,Conducted a series of nine wars that have come to be known as the crusades.Were the results of the crusades more positive or negative.The results of the crusades are negative because of the eastern and western worlds that were involved in the conflicts.The whole world was involved in the conflict of the crusades manly christians and muslims. The Crusades were more…

Within the Early Antiquity period, the Byzantine Empire developed the majestic capital known as Constantinople. Within the city lies one of the world’s most intriguing monuments known as Hagia Sophia. Hagia Sophia, which translates to holy wisdom in the Greek, was formed during the reign of Justinian and his co-emperor, Theodora. It has been immensely transformed over the past 1500 years from a Christian Church, to a Muslim Mosque, and then to a museum; all while surviving multiple…

country strong, so by making them all be one thing, it will bring people together. This led to outbreaks of religious violence. This impacted the Protestants badly. Protestants were Christian. There were many Protestants in England. They disliked the pope and Catholicism. Protestants were against Mary’s beliefs in making everyone Catholic. Many Protestants leaders fled to Europe. She authorized her government to…

from readings that he had read throughout this time, along with books he read and some of his followers. Before the protestant reformation there was only one church, which was called the universal church. Back in this time the church was ran by the pope. This was in roman that’s why the religion was named Roman Catholic. Also at this time there was less religions and no one had trouble trying to figure out what religion they wanted to be. Martin Luther started the protestant reformation by…

The Catholic Church during the Middle Ages was full of corruption. Many were afraid to challenge this corruption and let it all pass. One person who was not afraid to speak out on the injustice was Geoffrey Chaucer, who is known today as the father of English literature. Chaucer did not approve of these religious hypocrites taking advantage of people in the Middle Ages and was more than willing to use his literature to call them out on it. Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales is full of unholy…

Corruption is defined as dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power. With great amounts of power corruption is something that commonly arises and it is hard to find a society that is completely free of it. When it gets to a point where the people can no longer sit idly by, a revolution occurs. This is relevant to the Reformation. The catholic church was riddled with corruption and used their authority and power to exploit common people for their own gain. Those who knew that it was wrong…

Martin Luther was world-renowned, influential, and one of the greatest preachers of the fifteen century. He wrote prolifically, and expounded the Scriptures so the common people could fully comprehend it. He exhorted sermons that were biblical, doctrinal, and practical. (Wiersbe and Perry, 1984). Furthermore, he was a catalyst to the Protestant Reformation and was titled “Father of the Reformation.” He challenged the Roman Catholic Church, established his own catechisms, and left us an enormous…

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…