The Romans believed that Germanic people were barbarians. The Romans did not believe in the Germanic tribes primitive religion. Whether the religion was Roman-Catholic, Pagan, or Aryan, it played an important part in each of the Germanic tribes" identity. ... With this said, the Romans set forth to conquer these barbarians and subject them to Roman rule. ... The events that took place during the migration period lead to the conclusion that religion did indeed play an important role in the shaping of Europe today. ...

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Many other important occurrences , such as the Reformation and split of the Roman Catholic Church caused by the opposing views of Martin Luther and more of a focus on humankind called humanism, also the eight crusades to retake Jerusalem from the Muslims, played key rolls in the period of the Renaissance. ... 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 w...

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Western Civilization Why did the Roman Empire collapse? ... The Roman Empire was a great change in the world. ... One historian says that Christianity may have had an effect on the Roman Empire to fall. Averil Cameron says that money played a factor some jobs paid more and were more desirable. ...

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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. However, Jerome's own writings suggest that he played a less prominent role in the ecclesiastical council. ... Jerome's letters and accounts of Church contro...

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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. The next big part that religion played in European history was the beginning of the Crusades. ...

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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. ... In Erasmus's play in 1514 entitled Julius Excluded he uses two people to accuse the pope for his bad deeds (Doc 2). Erasmus uses the play to not be accused of heresy. ...

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Because India was once a colony of Great Britain, the English language continues to play an important role in India's culture. ... He abolished the Roman Catholic youth organizations, and improved relations with the Roman Catholic Church by signing an agreement with Pope Pius. ...

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The Church played a vital role in the kingdom of Charlemagne. ... It was necessary for the Church to play a role in this education of the people, because only the clergy were educated. ... The creation of the "Papal States" indebted the Pope to Charlemagne, and Pope Leo III eventually crowned Charlemagne "Emperor of the Romans" on Christmas day in 800 AD. ... The education system used by Charlemagne's scholars was suprisingly like that of Classic Greek and Roman scholars. ... The people of Charlemagne's time were merely adapting Germanic habits and tradition with the rediscovery of...

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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. ... The printing press played an enormous component in restructuring the church and mending the wrongdoings of the Pope. ...

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Politics and religion play a key role in every civilization, even today. The political and religious characteristics of the Byzantine Empire and of the kingdoms that emerged in England and France during the middle ages were very different and similar at the same time. The kingdoms that emerged in ...

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Journalism raised its head for the first time and the periodical essay actually played a constructive role by improving the reading habits of the masses and by educating them in issues like morality, religion, culture, history and mannerisms. ... The Glorious Revolution, the Conformity Bill, the replacement of the Stuart dynasty, the persecution of the Roman Catholics, the scandals and corruption of the Walpole government and the struggle between the Whigs and the Tories all had an impact on the literature of that time. ... The subjects of the novels were not Greek or Roman gods, nor knigh...

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The Protestant Reformation began when Martin Luther, a German Theologian, issued his Ninety-five Theses, attacking the Roman Catholic Church on many fronts. ... While not many attitudes toward women had changed yet, the ideas were put into play and would be available for future use. ...

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At the beginning of the sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church controlled the majority of religious, political and social power in Europe. ... Papal corruption, the print press, the Renaissance, and personal ambitions all played an influence in religious reform. ...

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