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There were several significant political and social consequences of the Protestant Reformation during the sixteenth century. The Reformation brought about a change in the way women were viewed and led to support for their lives through Protestant reforms and education. The Protestant Reformation additionally provided the opportunity for princes and monarchs to acquire increased political power through King Henry VIII’s break from the Catholic Church or the Holy Roman Empire prince’s converting…

The Reconstructionist Martin Luther was sickened when he heard about the selling of indulgences and how the pope would persuade people into buying. The pope would send his salesman and helpers town to town convincing people to pitch in money so that they can “save their friends and relatives” from purgatory. Crowds of people believed this non-sense to supposedly save their loved ones from this false idea, purgatory is when a dead person’s soul is to be purified so that he or she…

June 8 1866 - The Austro-Prussian War, also known as the Seven Weeks War, was from June 8th, 1866 to July 26th, 1866. Austria, aided by Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover and some smaller German states, and Prussia, with the support of Italy declared war on each other. It was started by Otto von Bismarck, a German statesman, to push Austria out of the German Confederation. He did this against the wishes of his king. Bismarck wanted the German unification under Prussian control. Prior to this though,…

Einhard described Charlemagne as an extremely determined king, willing to do whatever was necessary to enforce the Saxons to truly convert to Christianity. Because he attacked Saxony under religious conviction, he validated the purpose for the war by claiming God’s support, which justified all affliction he brought upon pagans. But Charlemagne’s active approach contrasted with the conflict in Paris where the Franks became the…

On Tuesday, October 9th, 2017 our class visited Beartrack Farms in Turkey, NC. The organization is run on two farms in different locations, which are a few miles apart from one another. Beartrack Farms is owned by Miss Sharon, and has a variety of different animals spread across the two locations. The species of animals on the farms include: duck, chicken, goat, sheep, alpaca, pig, turkey, and a few others. Throughout the lab the class assisted Miss Sharon by collecting eggs that had been laid…

1.The opinion of religious of the mass majority of the common people in the 15th century was the center of how the religious conflict between the church and the state started. a.The Holy Roman Empire was built entirely around one religion, which was the only religion the people recognized before the 15th century and that was Catholicism. The Empire was built for the purpose was that the only religion acceptable to follow was catholicism The relationship between the Church, state, and common…

theirs and, in return, hoped to convince them to turn to his God, and also to show his dominion over them as the superior force (Wilson, 2007). However it was likely not the destruction of this sacred tree and the many idols that turned the people of Saxony to Christianity, rather it was far more likely the looming threat of destruction if they chose any other path. In fact, many scholars debate over if the tree Charles had burned held any religious significance at all. Some believe the tree was…

successful when the odds were stacked against thanks to luck and his genius. Frederick won the Seven Years War for Prussia (Murphy, 13). Austria’s will to repossess Silesia was a major cause leading up to the Seven Years War. Austria, Russia, France, in Saxony were all allied against Prussia. Great Britain was on Frederick’s side. Frederick understood that these countries did not work well with each other when it came to teamwork and attacked them one at a time and at the weakest point in…

Charlemagne, known as Charles the Great or King of the Franks, was a strong leader who united Western Europe through his military power. His major goals or achievements were the Carolingian Empire, Saxons War, and establishing centralized imperial rule. I consider that Charlemagne is a good leader and will go down in history. The first of Charlemagne’s accomplishments was the Carolingian Empire. Charles the Great ruled after his father Charles Martel. Charlemagne built a court and capital at…

The thesis of this paper is to discuss the obedience of Martin Luther despite the ridicule and distain of the public. His love and respect for God was unshaken during the reformation despite his feelings towards himself. God created us to serve and worship him. Many individuals have a problem with obedience and keeping Gods commandments, yet they claim to love him. Martin Luther loved God yet, he struggled with his own spirituality. Many people in the church have similar feelings. They want to…