scholars started to come up with a few reasons for the pope’s obsession with gaining Jerusalem again. There are many theories with equally as good evidence backing them up‚ but one of the most common ideas is Pope Urban II hoped to unify all of Christendom under his jurisdiction to gain more power. Thomas Fuller In his History of the Holy War says‚ “First to reduce the Grecians into subjection to himself” and then “Ease them” under the “Mother Church of Rome”. To have all the Christians under the
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one another for the first time in world history‚”(Strayer 626). Furthermore‚ Russia created one of the largest territorial empire‚ which made it an Asian as well as a European power. Another thing is that they were both trying to get people into Christendom. “Clearly‚ the Russians had created an empire‚ similar to those of Western Europe in terms of conquest‚ settlement‚ exploitation‚ religious conversion‚ and feelings of superiority”(Strayer 642). One of the key factors that allowed the creation
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popes. The Great Schism continued after the opposing popes died and replacements were designated instead of working to revive the breach in the church. The life of the church suffered‚ for “Christendom looked upon the scandal helpless and depressed‚ and yet impotent to remove it. With two sections of Christendom each declaring the other
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It has become quite apparent of the mass spread of witches and witchcraft. However‚ I do not think inquisitors and folks such as Sir Kramer should put all their efforts and forces in sniffing out witches like hungry dogs. I do believe in ridding the evil polluting our lands. Though‚ I am a peaceful man‚ and I strongly suggest another approach deviating from Sir Kramer’s zealous methods. What we need to do is separate the most heinous witches from the rest by looking into what types of witchcraft
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Jesus spent a large portion of his earthly time in the town of Capernaum. This town was part of a triangular shape that he traversed regularly. This region proved to be the perfect base for a powerful earthly ministry. The site is located at the north corner of the Sea of Galilee‚ on the side of the ancient road from Tiberias to the east of the sea of Galilee: Golan‚ Gamla and Jordan. Capernaum was the center of Jesus activities in the Galilee and his town during that time. Jesus taught in the
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inflation all of which are tied together in a complex multiplicity making in difficult to isolate one symptom from the others. Alongside these three key factors is another two factors‚ Emperor Charles Habsburg’s (Charles V) call for expansion of Christendom by converting the natives of the New World and the desire for economic power through monopolising on the trading of specific commodities‚ mainly spices although this also including fabrics‚ foodstuffs‚ basic resources and curiosities. Exploration
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lands were burned and pillaged by an accursed race. The Byzantine emperor was in a state of emergency and requested help to fight against these people. The pope responded with a new kind of fighters to defend the lands. He called on the knights of Christendom to form a crusade. Their mission was to rescue Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks. The knights felt intense excitement and joy to fight for their religion. Their morale was high since the pope promised forgiveness for their sins if
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Sunni‚ other Christian descents‚ and Mormons. An article written by World Trade Press stated‚ “Italy‚ and especially Rome‚ is home to some of the most magnificent and revered churches‚ shrines‚ tombs‚ and relics of the martyrs in the whole of Christendom.” Italy’s capital is a hot spot for tourists‚ mainly because of the churches‚ relics‚ tombs‚ and so on. In Italy one of the most important independent nations is the Roman Catholic Vatican. One of the most important ceremonies to the Roman Catholics
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The period between 950 and 1350 saw a great expansion of Western Christendom: the Iberian Peninsula‚ the coast of the Eastern Mediterranean‚ parts of Eastern Europe‚ and the Crusader States saw the extent to which Christianity’s influence could be spread across the known world. No better was this driving force of expansionism expressed than in the Crusades. Shortly after the first Crusade‚ the contemporary writer and abbot Guibert of Nogent coined the phrase “Holy Christendom’s new Colonies” for
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Rome. His unyielding tactics secured his victory in the Saxon War which carried on for over 30 years. In this conquest‚ King Charlemagne aimed to conjoin the Germanic tribes of Saxon and Frank by forcibly spreading the influence of Christianity. Christendom was the foundation that united his kingdom. He was revered by the leaders of nations outside his land because he was both affable and unrelenting. Charlemagne gained
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