Orthodox patriarch Athenagoras and Pope Paul VI met and rescinded the mutual excommunication decrees imposed by their respective churches in 1054. 1. Christianity had provided common ground for postclassical societies in western Eurasia 2. but Christendom was deeply divided: Byzantine Empire and West a. Byzantium continued Roman imperial traditions b. West tried to maintain links to classical world c. but Roman imperial order disintegrated in the West 3. Roman Catholic Church
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Chapter 10: The Worlds of European Christendom Key Terms Aristotle and classical Greek learning Byzantine Empire Caesaropapism Charlemagne Eastern Orthodox Christianity Roman Catholic Christianity Constantinople Crusades Cyril and Methodius Cyrillic European cities Greek fire Gild Holy Roman Empire The West as a “hybrid civilization” Iconoclasm Indulgence Justinian Kievan Rus Natural philosophy Otto I System of competing states Vikings Vladimir‚ prince of Kiev Margin Review Questions 1. In what
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broadly regarded as the major catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther was an ambiguous German monk and radiant theologian. Martin Luther started a rebellion against the church’s authority which caused the collapse of religious unity of Christendom. The Roman Catholic Church‚ centered in Rome‚ extended its influence into every aspect of European society and culture. Due to the increasing power‚ wealth‚ and selfishness‚ a squall of criticism against the church broke out during the Late Middle
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Roman Empire‚ but of all of Eastern Christendom at least that is what was thought. It was the wealthiest city in the world at the time‚ possessing over one-third of the world’s wealth: and a city of such great magnitude‚ which only city of one-sixth of the worlds population could poses. At it’s fall it was the longest‚ and to this day still is‚ the longest lasting empire in human history lasting way over one thousand years. This Empire encompassed all of Christendom and beyond‚ extending an arm of influence
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The death of God in Nietzsche’s Madman does not refer to Christ’s physical death‚ rather‚ this death refers to the fall of the Christendom – a society whose social-political structure and morals are rooted in Christianity. The madman’s screams incriminating society for the death of God point to a divorce between society and Christianity that has stemmed from the cultural drift away from the belief in God. Modernity‚ science‚ and the ideals that have followed them have effectively broken the foundation
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Tre Spencer Thomas Riddle Humanities 115: Critical Thinking Fjt-02 12/05/12 Critique of Essay Who’s going to hell? That is the question. Well‚ it is at least for Bernard Lewis‚ Author of “I’m right‚ you’re wrong‚ Go to hell’—Religions and the Meetings of Civilizations”. In the essay Lewis discusses the different views of religions and how the subdivisions of those religions affect it as a whole. It is apparent to see that this topic arouses the author‚ as he exudes much passion and noticeable
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AP WH Unit 3 AN AGE OF ACCELERATING CONNECTIONS 500–1500 The Worlds of European Christendom Connected and Divided‚ 500–1300 Chapter Learning Objectives • To examine European society after the breakup of the Roman Empire • To compare the diverse legacies of Rome in Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire • To explore medieval European expansion • To present the backwardness of medieval Europe relative to other civilizations‚ and the steps by which it caught up Key Terms Aristotle and classical
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as they were attacking Christian churches in Jerusalem which were holy to Christians. The Muslims were also brutally attacking Christians. This angered the Pope so he therefore felt it was necessary to fight for Christians in the West to defend Christendom in the name of Christ. The Pope now wanted to unite Christians under his control against a common enemy and also try and heal the Schism by getting all Christians to work together. Although violence was banned in Christianity and Christians were
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This war was about religious beliefs between Christendoms and Muslims. The conflict was first begun for the crown of Granada. The kingdom of Granada was a place of Muslims majority. Once the crown was captured by the shared diplomacy of Ferdinand and Isabella (the King and Queen of separate kingdoms)
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One of the main ways they stayed traditional was the whole idea of christendom. Society and government were still very connected and influenced by religion. This isn’t a modern concept because even in the early church people still believed the church deserved all authority. The church also still had money which caused them
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