Ingraining Christianity; Charlemagne’s Legacy “From this account and from his work a remarkably vivid picture can be formed of a dignified‚ majestic figure‚ striving to make the transition from warlord to ruler of a great Christian empire‚ and having remarkable success” (Roberts). Soon after his death‚ Charlemagne’s empire collapsed. However‚ he left in place a structure that allowed Christianity to flourish in Europe. Charlemagne’s empire cemented Christianity as the dominant religion in Europe
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01.05 The Byzantines: Objectives Who Were the Byzantines? The Roman Empire had stretched so large by the fourth century CE that it had several provincial capitals. The two most important political centers were Rome in the West and Constantinople in the East‚ which had formerly been called Byzantium. The emperor‚ Constantine the Great‚ rebuilt Byzantium to resemble “Old Rome‚” and so this political center became known as the “New Rome.” Although those who lived in Constantinople referred to themselves
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Henry VIII is born in June of 1491 to Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Being the second born son of this time he is considered to be the spare‚ while his older brother Arthur will be the heir to the throne. Since Henry is the not as important second born son there are very poor records of his upbringing and education. With this is mind it might be safe to assume a very common practice for this period of time would have taken place. This practice would be that of forcing the spare into the church
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acceptable to God‚ challenged the church by posting ninety-five theses on the doors of Wittenberg Cathedral‚ on October 31‚ 1517‚ which was the eve of All Saints Day. The ninety-five theses were problems that consisted in the church‚ which included: How the Pope was nowhere included or involved in the bible‚ how the seven sacraments were not in the Bible and they were in fact divined over a period of several hundred years‚ how some practices and rituals were made
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balanced. The film talks about the three most influential artists during the High Renaissance. Its greats exponents were Leonardo da Vinci‚ Michelangelo‚ and Raphael. The High Renaissance is associated with the Renaissance in Rome where Popes includuding Julius the 2nd and Leo X financed a wide range of public art projects to make sure that the city surpassed Florence as the greatest cultural center in Italy. The
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Nickname and work[edit] William Frederick Cody ("Buffalo Bill") got his nickname after the American Civil War when he had a contract to supply Kansas Pacific Railroad workers with buffalo meat. Cody earned the nickname by killing 4‚280 American bison (commonly known as buffalo) in eighteen months‚ (1867–1868).[1] Cody and William Comstock competed in a buffalo-shooting match over the exclusive right to use the name‚ which Cody won by killing 68 bison to Comstock’s 48.[2] Cody had documented service
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to build a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary * It was built on top of a former roman temple to Jupiter Construction of Notre Dame * 12th and early 13th century * Construction began under the reign of King Louis VII * Pope at the time was pope Alexander the III. * 1163-1182 construction of the choir * 1182-1190 construction of the last three bays in the nave * 1190-1225 edification of the façade courses and the first two bays in the nave * 1225-1250 : upper gallery and
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The art of Michelangelo Buonarroti was among the best and most famous in the world; hundreds of thousands of people have marveled at his enduring works. From the young age of thirteen‚ he made painting and sculptures that have a reputation that survived the centuries. His works reflected his love for art and God. Although some have questioned his painting abilities‚ his mastery of anatomy made his sculptures among the best of his era; his skills in art were matched only by his rash temper. Michelangelo
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Thus the Pope recognized two Cistercian Orders‚ called today the Order of Citeaux and the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance‚ popularly known as the Trappists. The Order of Citeaux suffered greatly under the communist onslaught‚ not only in Eastern Europe
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middle of the painting. A red instrument that is large and rounded has figures circling around it‚ some of which are dressed like nuns and one who is dressed like a Pope. These figures may be representative of Dante’s belief in God and the Church which are two themes in the Inferno. Dante mentions Pope Nicholas III‚ Pope Boniface VIII‚ and Pope Clement V who are in hell for corrupting ecclesiastical offices in the Church and profiting from their actions. "You have
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