The confrontations between the Germanic people with the Romans and the clash of religion, contributed to the downfall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of German culture through out Europe. ... This acceptance of barbarians into the civilized Roman Empire weaken the structure of their Empire. Later, the Visigoths settled on the land of the Roman Empire and were the first successful invaders of the Empire. ... Religion was also a catalyst in forming an alliance between the Frankish Empire and the Roman Church. ... This alliance secured the Frankish Empire as a legitimate entity now reco...

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The Crusades brought an increase in trade to the empire since they purchased new utensils and foods from Arab markets that benefited them. In the long run, Crusades sparked changes that would important to the future of the empire's economy and people. ... In the year 1305 the Roman Catholic Church was relocated from Rome to France. ... This is exactly what happened after the Crusades and split of the Roman Catholic church. ... Without the Crusades, which brought back lost works from the Roman Empire and opened trade with the far east, and the split of the Roman Catholic Church,...

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The middle ages of Europe which began with the destruction of the Roman Empire were referred to by a variety of different terms. ... The fall of the Roman Empire led to the rise of feudalism. During this period the Roman-Catholic Church provided spiritual direction while many literary, artistic and architectural achievements were made. ... As the increase in the study of math occurred the numbers developed from the long drawn out roman numerals to the simpler, easier to use Arabic numerals that we use today. ...

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This book is a study of the Gnostic religion versus the Roman Catholic Church and other orthodox Christian sects. ... She explains in her book that the legal authority given by the Roman Emperors to the orthodox church eventually led to the lawful persecution of both the Gnostic sects and the pagan religions. ... The orthodox position that developed was aimed at keeping the early Christian movement together in order that it might survive the state persecution of the Roman Empire. ...

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As a decentralized religion over a large empire, Christianity contained various beliefs and interpretations that appealed to both sexes. ... When the Roman empire experienced political turmoil in the 3rd and 4th century, church leaders attempted to unify Christians by creating a standardized teaching. ... The rise of the Roman Orthodox Church was a result of Christianity's political popularity. "As Christians became more prominent in the Roman empire, state authorities also promoted efforts to standardize teachings (Traditions and Encounters 251).... " When the Roman empire pro...

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When the might of the Roman Empire reached all the way to the Jewish land of Judea, the fate of religion was about to be decided forever. ... This easily spread fast throughout the Roman Empire, even after Jesus" death. ... In 380 A.D., Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman Empire. Not too long after that, the Roman Empire began to fall apart and that led Europe into its dark ages. ... All in all, religion brought down an empire, shed the blood of thousands of soldiers, and broke people up into several diverse groups. ...

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Jerome observed the violent disintegration of Greco-Roman civilization. ... In 382 Jerome returned to Rome, where his reputation as a Biblical scholar grew, and where, observing the last, decadent stages of the Roman Empire, Jerome reaffirmed his commitment to monasticism and asceticism. Some biographers of Jerome have claimed that he assisted Pope Damasus, and that, in the Roman hierarchy, he was to have directly succeeded him. ... Critical Reception Jerome's work in translation and interpretation was well recognized during his lifetime, so much so that his Latin translation of the Bible...

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The church became dominant in Europe following the fall of the Roman Empire. ... The Roman Catholic Church was the ultimate control during the middle Ages and it was the stabilizing force in everyday life which kept the community structure together. ...

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The history of Western civilization can be defined as a conflict between the ancient Greek and Roman world. ... With the decline of the Roman Empire the Roman Catholic Church took its place ushering in faith and putting it before everything else. From the time that the Roman Catholic Church took over at around 500 until 1500 the people of the time believed strongly in Platonic Spiritualism. ...

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Beginning as a reform movement within the Roman Catholic Church, the Reformation ultimately lea to other places. ... The spark of reform did not end in England it even spread further into the Holy Roman Empire run by Charles V. ...

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Luther found the answer to his problem while studying Romans 1:17, which states, "the just, shall live by faith.... The spark that set off Luther's disappointment with the Roman Church was his visit to Rome, where he witnessed the sale of indulgences, and the behavior of priests. ... However, because Luther had started a movement, and because Charles V did not want to alienate the Germans, it was decided that Luther was to be summoned to appear before the Emperor and German Reichstag (the parliament of the German empire) under the safe protection of the imperial safe-conduct, after F...

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(Roman Catholic Church, 3) The Church was pardoning peoples sins in exchange for the purchase of indulgences, and tithes were collected annually. ... Martin Luther's upbringing and education greatly influenced his opinion on the Roman Catholic Church during the Middle Ages. ... (Luther and the Reformation, 9) "In less than ten years, this fevered German monk plunged a knife into the heart of an empire that had ruled for a thousand years, and set in motion a train of revolution, war and conflict that would reshape Western civilization, and lift it out of the Dark Ages." ...

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This was an attempt to stop the Roman Catholic Church. ... As a result of the 95 Theses Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire labeled Luther a heretic (Doc 7). ... The Germans did not want to be told what to do by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. ... Pope Boniface VIII in 1302, declared that salvation must be directed to the Roman Pontiff (Doc 10). ...

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Though many different themes can be found in his book, I think Manchester mainly focuses on the years following the downfall of the Roman Empire as his theme. ... Manchester also points out the struggle against this supreme authority and the dominance of the Roman Catholic Church until the Protestant Reformation. ...

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At the beginning of the 1400's, the Catholic Church was one of the most powerful and influential institutions in Europe. Europeans' desire to get salvation, motivated them to follow the Catholic Church's rules and teachings. The Black Plague caused Europeans to the doubt the Catholic Church. Then, ...

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