Western Europe

Western Europe had begun to change in social, political, and economic aspects as they transitioned from feudalistic ideas and no central government to strong central monarchies to control the empires. In 632 CE, the death of the prophet Muhammad, the Islamic Caliphates only began to grow rapidly through conquest and spread their monotheistic ideas and views of gender roles upon the different empires. Christianity began to gain leverage after the fall of Rome and Constantine had converted to the…

Corruption is the decay of morals and values. Most Western Europeans trusted the Church and its clergy to guide them to heaven, but when it started to become more power-hungry, people became uncertain of who to look to. Corruption, along with the Babylonian Captivity and the Great Schism, were the main reasons Western Europeans called for a Church reform. These events immensely impacted how the people of Western Europe regarded and viewed the Church. As a result, many people felt that the…

The horrifying disease that has now past, killed fifty million people in Europe. We believe that is was caused by poisoned air, it was advised that everyone burn aromatic herbs and wood to clear the air there have been several remedies that have been discovered so we found a lot of people going to their local herbalists and that germs were passed when a victim coughed or air being inhaled. We feel it occurred because God was punishing us for our sins. We have had priests on the job making…

High and Late periods, took place from approximately 500 CE to 1450 CE in Europe. The Middle Ages, also known as the medieval period, was characterized by a breakdown of overarching centralized government and the development of regional kingdoms and monarchies. However, in the transition from the Early Middle Ages to the Late Middle Ages, save for notable exceptions, feudalism dominated the political landscape of Western Europe until the Late Middle Ages. At the expense of the feudal lords,…

The persecutions of marginal groups that occurred in Europe from the 10th through the 13th century were some of the most influential events to occur in Western Christendom. These events not only influenced the history of many ethnic and religious groups but also influenced the rise of influential bodies of power such as the Roman Catholic Church which would go on to be one of the most powerful bodies in Europe. However, the causes that led to these occurrences are a matter of dispute. Through…

rather than agricultural ones. From the mid eighteenth to early nineteenth century, an industrial explosion occurred. This was the Industrial Revolution. It began in Britain with the expansion of coal and textile industries. This spread throughout western Europe and areas of North America and lead to a trend of manufacturing goods. By the twentieth century the world was aware of their industrial power. But industrialization left many countries behind. While the Industrial Revolution and…

been an overall wonder, in any event in so far as it has happened in every one of those parts of the world, of which there are not very many special cases, where the impact of Western human advancement has been felt. Without question it happened first in Britain, and its belongings spread just bit by bit to mainland Europe and North America. Similarly and obviously, the Industrial Revolution that inevitably changed these parts of the…

Today, western Christianity is comprised of a myriad of denominations largely born out of the Protestant Reformation that took place in 16th century Europe. Spearheaded by German scholar, Martin Luther, the Reformation began in an effort to reform corruption within the Catholic Church and soon spiraled into a religious revolution. Social and economic strife as well as vast advances in literacy and a growing sense of nationalism cultivated European life to be a breeding ground for dissent.…

difficult to rule the land, causing lack of communication throughout the land, in addition to internal conflict. The once Roman Empire split into 2 parts: Eastern and Western Europe. Between 476 and 1200 C.E. in Europe, the Eastern Empire started to slowly thrive and flourish due to the access of trading routes, whereas Western Europe undergoed chaos and more invasions, caused by the lack of political unity. The Schism of 1054 caused the churches to split, because of different beliefs of who…

Across the globe, the practice of implementing sweatshops in developing nations for companies from developed nations has been abundant. While not a new concept, many view this practice as immoral and unethical. However, that is the perspective of an individual in a modern, developed country. As well as, many do not understand that the alternatives to sweatshops are much more brutal and impoverished individuals gladly choose sweatshops over their other options such as sex work. That is the ugly…