1. catholic religion
Exploration and learning was almost put to a stop. ... Because these cities were very wealthy, many merchants started to spend money on different things, such as painting, learning, new banking techniques, and new systems of government. ... Also many books were published in languages other than Latin, such as English, Portugeese, Spanish, French, and Italian. ...
She was forbidden to speak English and trained to use the Mohawk language. ... He states, "Men's pride makes them so admire their own parts and contrivances they say they have so much learning and knowledge that they could easily answer arguments to seduce them to popery-4 After attempting to remove himself from the pedestal he had built, Williams uses his newfound fame to motivate support for the return of his daughter. ...
This was almost as bad as being English, as "[they] were hated throughout Limerick for invading Ireland in the twelfth century. ... He had spent days studying Latin with his father and learning all about the catholic religion to be an altar boy, but as soon as the priest saw the poor looking Frank he said there was no open room. ...
In the first half of the 16th century, Western Europe experienced a wide range of social, artistic and geographically political changes that created conflict within the Holy Roman Empire. This conflict is called the Protestant Reformation, a religious and political movement that gave birth to Protestantism and Catholic reform throughout Europe. "It is fair to regard the Reformation as revolutionary, for it shattered the unity of the Christian church, which had for the previous one thousand years provided the cultural and organizational foundation of the Western Civilization" (Strayer 1995: 3...
For example, a Mass conducted in New Zealand is conducted in English, a Mass in Germany is conducted in German, and a Mass in Mexico is conducted in Spanish etc. ... They could put to use what they were now actually learning in Mass rather than listening to a foreign language every Sunday morning. ...
Rites of Passage A rite of passage, whether defined as a "ritualistic procedure" (Webster's) or as a "ceremony" (Random House), represents a change of status of an individual in his/her society. Rites of passage are generally thought to ensure smooth and successful life transitions and/or changes...
His mother associates growing up with learning how to sin, while Gabriel and Ultima view growing up as an inevitable process that is not good or bad in itself. ... Language plays a large role in his identity conflict at school, where his alienation is intense because he does not speak English. ...
For many centuries, there was very little scientific advancement due to a restraint the Catholic Church had over Europe during the Middle Ages, but this all changed during The Scientific Revolution. During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church had created a system of beliefs based on the teachings o...