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    Chapter 10 Outline Use this annotated chapter outline to review the major topics covered in this chapter.  Return to skim any sections that seem unfamiliar.  Then test your understanding of the chapter by selecting the quizzes and short-answer activities included in this Online Study Guide. I.          Opening Vignette             A.  In 1964‚ the Eastern Orthodox patriarch Athenagoras and Pope Paul VI met and rescinded the mutual excommunication decrees imposed by their respective churches                   in

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    the result of not going to war will be much worse. Holy War Key idea: Christians would fight in the name of God by going on Crusades (Holy War) Christians did not retaliate when persecuted‚ they did not join the army. Not all Christians followed the teachings from the Bible about forgiveness‚ living in piece‚ not retaliating. Christians were inspired to go on Crusades (Holy Wars) from the Bible passage in Samuel 15.2-3 God commands ‘[I will) punish the people of Amalek because their ancestors

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    The First Crusade was able to capture Jerusalem in 1099 and made them very proud. The Second Crusade came and this was the next major fight to help rebuild Edessa against the Islams. After a defeat‚ the Crusaders sought to fight again. After the loss of Jerusalem over Saladin‚ they approached and attacked the Byzantines in hopes of regaining their power and some land (Charting The First Four Crusades). This clearly shows their strength and want for land

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    Big Era 5: Compare and contrast major empires this era: Ghana‚ Mongols‚ Aztecs‚ Japan and Europe.   Compare: Mongols and Aztecs were both great empires‚ and cultural "power houses". Both had rich culture‚ and many citizens.  Contrast:  Mongols were in central Asia‚ the Aztecs were in Mexico. Mongol Empire fell from the inside‚ because the ruling generations after Genghis Khan divided the lands of the empire between sons. These sons fought‚ and soon the empire fell. The Aztecs fell because of an

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    Christianity in its prime during the Middle Ages or medieval period gave the papacy and its popes such a means of power and self-glorification to control and subdue the surrounding communities even in times of war. Such was the case in the Christian crusades. The Christian Catholic Church played an enormous role in rule and government as it did in marriage and family. It went as far as to incorporate the practices and traditions of the pagans for the purpose of conversion‚ changing life as we know it

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    also a spread of Christianity during this time-period due to the various crusades. Knights would invade non-Christian communities in order to spread Christianity‚ and these nations would be forced to convert to Christianity. These crusades were a mixture of religious and economic expansion. “In 1099‚ they took Jerusalem and killed most of its Muslim and Jewish inhabitants. This campaign was the first of seven major crusades that stretched over two hundred years. All of them declared their mission

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    this‚ American historian Henry Steele Commager‚ a product of the University of Chicago “…where he received his Ph.B. and M.A. in philosophy…and returned for his Ph.D.” ("Commager‚ Henry Steele”)‚ stepped onto the scene to dispute the anti-communist crusade he noticed

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    access to new materials. 6. Establishment of well-travelled sea lanes in the Indian Ocean. Globalization because this made travelling by sea easier and faster as these routes became more well known and were travelled more. 7. The Crusades. Imperialism because the crusades were all about converting people to a new religion. This was done by many violent means as people were forced to convert. 8. Establishment of trade links between Asia and Europeans Globalization because these links were beneficial

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    the Catholic Church was the only real institution to have power‚ other than kings/nobles because even the church chose who they wanted as king or who they wanted banished from their land. The church had so much power that they started the first Crusade and all the rest after that to capture the holy land

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    the Pope‚ Pope Urban‚ called for a crusade at the Council of Clermont. Urban claimed that the goal was to reclaim the Holy Land‚ but the real reason behind the Crusades was not for God‚ but for power. The Pope wanted to extend his power over the Byzantine Empire. The first few Crusades were about reclaiming the Holy Land‚ but when the fourth Crusade came‚ the religious ideals were shed in exchange for those of greed and political ambition. By the time the Crusades ended‚ the Byzantine Empire was weak

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