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- 111: The Middle Ages and the Renaissance
- ... a result, the Lombards, lead by Liutprand, were able to break through the resistance in the now unstable southern Italy. Liutprand's rule over Italy had caused some Lombards to convert from Arianism to Roman Catholicism. In addition, they accepted many other parts of the Roman culture, including speaking Lain, using Roman laws, and administrating, which reflected both Roman and Germanic influences. While it seemed that the Lombards would have total ...
- 112: The Reformation
- ... After the religious wars, the Peace of Augsburg, a peace treaty, was signed in 1555. By this treaty, Charles V was forced to grant to the ruler of each German State, the right to choose Catholicism or Lutheranism (Compton’s). While these religious happenings were occurring in Germany, England was also breaking away from their churches. There breaking was more political than religious. King Henry wanted to divorce from his wife ...
- 113: The Battle Between the Spanish Armada and the British Fleet in 1588
- ... against Spanish rule. The Treaty of Nonsuch (1585) along with damaging raids by Drake against the Spanish commerce finally convinced Philip that a direct invasion of England was necessary. Philip wanted to restore England to Catholicism, keep his wealth he discovered, and prove that his country is still looked upon as all-powerful. King Philip disliked Elizabeth with a passion. He tried to plot against her ages ago with Mary Stuart ...
- 114: Exploration of the New World
- ... t the final motivations for colonization any longer. Each country also had their individual set of objectives for exploring the Americas. Spain, along with its quest for riches became determined to convert the "heathens" to Catholicism. The French and the Dutch stuck to the primary objectives of new riches and the discovery of the Northwest Passage. England, spurred by growing national rivalries with France and especially Spain, explored the New World ...
- 115: Did Napoleon Preserve Or Pervert The Gains Of The Revolution
- ... to his government. Signing the Concordat (15 July 1801) allowed Napoleon to reconcile the religious differences which had torn France apart during the Revolution. (At the same time, the Concordat insured religious freedom. It recognized Catholicism as the religion of the majority of the French, but did not make it an “established” religion as the Church of England was in Britain. Protestants and Jews were allowed to practice their religion and ...
- 116: Spanish Influence
- ... after which a message may be outdated and irrelevant. New social institutions changed the way people lived. The Church was the first and most important social institution because Spanish life in the colonies revolved around Catholicism. The Church's goal was to convert everyone presently living in the New World to Christianity. This topic brings us to the Missions. Missions were large estates on which were set up schools and other ...
- 117: The Yugoslavian Conflict
- ... and the east were controlled by the Ottoman Empire. This had extreme effects on the ethnic, cultural and economic differences between the two sides. The three major religions in Yugoslavia were Greek Orthodox, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, and Islam. The population in the north and west parts of the country were mostly Catholic and the further south and east you went the population became more Orthodox. Though these are all important factors ...
- 118: Spanish Conquistadors: Heroes or Murderers
- ... One thing almost all people hold close to their heart is their way of life whatever it may be. The Indians however were persecuted for their beliefs and either killed or converted to the “Spanish Catholicism” or many other varying ways of life. This conversion did not take place peacefully. Many resisting Indians died for their cause. The Indians of the Americas could no longer hunt and gather food freely. Nor ...
- 119: Tactics of a Revolution: The Protestant Reformation
- ... p.322). Luther’s reforms lead Christians to call for “good pastors” and demand that their spiritual needs be met. Many German states abolished the Catholic religion altogether, while some allowed rulers to choose between Catholicism and Lutheran Protestantism (thanks to the Peace of Augsburg in 1555) and gave them further power to enforce unity in their respective territories. Thanks to the methods and tactics of the protestant revolution, we have ...
- 120: The Protestant Reformation
- ... the rise of nationalism at the time helped to protect him in spreading his ideas. The Protestant League gave them a form of political power against the rest of Europe also. Until the Protestant Reformation, Catholicism was a uniting force in Europe. Since all people there, other than Jews, were members of the Church, there was a sense of solidarity, which would never exist again in Europe after the Reformation. The ...
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