Power of Roman Catholic Church in Medieval Europe

the consolidation of state power in the papacy, the Holy Roman Empire led the charge to reclaim the Holy Land in Jerusalem from the Islamic rulers at the time. The Crusades were extremely violent. Bodies and blood lined the streets of Jerusalem as the Crusaders swept through the city like a plague. Dr. Kimball attributes this kind of violence to the lack of separation between church and state, but it might be attributed to the lack of religious pluralism in Christian Europe at the…

When speaking to the the humanistic movement during the Middle Ages, historian Martin McGuire stated, "It set a basic pattern for the future". After the devastation of the Black Plague from the late 1200s to the mid 1300s, Europe was in great need of rebuilding both socially and economically. Many people turned to religion, while others strayed away from the spiritual outlook, believing that the solutions to the world’s problems lie in human thought and action rather than divine intervention.…

Amongst the Medieval Age in England, a ghastly plague overtook Europe and forever changed the lives of those living there. The plague that was later named the Black Death or the bubonic plague almost destroyed not just England but all of Europe. It greatly reduced the population by millions and left Europe in complete chaos. The epidemic altered the mindset of the world and the view on life. It was a horrible burden that Europe was forced to bear. The Black Death had a significant impact on…

infamous for killing many millions of people in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries in Europe. It wiped out a third of the population in Europe in just three years and is believed to have originated from China. Although it was spread through fleas that carried the disease passed onto them by rats, many believed it was a punishment from God for their sins, and in a time where the Roman Catholic Church had more power than the king, it caused much political turmoil. The effects of the bubonic…

Enlightenment was a focus on the rights of the individual. In the Middle Ages, everyone simply just believed what the Church told them and assumed it was the truth. The power of the Church during that period was incredible. Inspired by the Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment thinkers inspired people to think for themselves using reason. This idea was known as rationalism. Since the Church was seemingly more and more corrupt, Enlightenment ideals of personal freedom were welcome. In England, two…

An important era that occurred in Europe that went from 500 to 1400 B.C.E. was known as the Middle Ages. The fall of Rome and the events that followed have been known to have multiple labels because of the different phases the era went through. The eras that best describe the Middle Ages would be The Dark Ages, the Age of Feudalism, and the Age of Faith. The Dark Ages was a time of sorrow and disgrace for the people. Barbarians attacked the towns, raped and killed people and after all this…

The medieval inquisition had played a considerable role in Christian Spain during the 13th century, but the struggle against the Moors had kept the inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula busy and served to strengthen their faith. When toward the end of the 15th century the Reconquista was all but complete, the desire for religious unity became more and more pronounced. Spain’s Jewish population, which was among the largest in Europe, soon became a target. Over centuries, the Jewish community in…

Book banning and illegal book smuggling occurred  Mass publication of the Bible Art and the Artist/Art and Power  The 3 capitals of renaissance art : Florence, Rome, and Venice  During the Middle Ages and 1400s, the main subject of art was religion  Religious art pieces were created to keep people in the Faith  Oligarchies and patrons began to support the Arts  Art displayed the power and wealth of families and businesses  The Medici family spent about 663,755 gold florins on art over…

After the late medieval era, a witch became someone who was used by the devil to do what he wanted. However, not all who were connected to the Roman Catholic Church believed witchcraft equaled devil worship. Inquisitors, particularly, believed that witches were just ignorant and superstitious peasants who should be educated rather than executed…

antiquity with the transition in the Italian world from Scholasticism to Humanism. After the Great Schism which lasted from 1378-1417, and the Bubonic plague in 1438, the European feudal system collapsed. Not only, but also, the reputation of the Church was put under considerable scrutiny, weakening the influence of the Papal states of Christendom. Furthermore, the omnipresence of death brought by the plague in 1438 caused high demand for pleasurable goods, causing people people to have greater…