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    European society and brought it to the new era of development, was the collapse of Papal Power. In the Middle Ages the belief that there is one Pope, who rules the church, was extremely strong. That is why the division of the Papacy into the two ruling points, one in Avignon, France and one in Rome was a great tragedy for many people as

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    In 476 C.E. the Roman Emporers in the west were defeated by the Germans. The Romans were in serious trouble. This meant that the Romans and their church were in trouble from Western Europe state. Charlemagne’s crowning made the Byzantine Emperor doubted them, and relations between the East and the West deteriorated until a formal split occurred in 1054. The Eastern Church became the Greek Orthodox Church by causing all ties with Rome and the Roman Catholic Church — from the pope to the Holy Roman

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    “The development of New Zealand Art from the 20th into the 21st Century” New Zealand is home to various great artists who have crafted and created a platform for current, new and upcoming New Zealand artists. Throughout the 19th Century New Zealand artwork was predominantly based around New Zealand’s scenery, artists during the 20th Century such as Rita Angus demonstrated through her artworks landscapes and sceneries of New Zealand whereas other New Zealand artists such as Gordon Walters incorporated

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    Christianity as a Unifying Influence in the History of Europe "Europe was a Christian creation, not only in essence but in minute detail" The above statement can perhaps best sum up the relationship between Christianity and Europe throughout the ages. Christianity has been the strongest single influence in the history of Europe. Regardless of the century, no discussion would be complete without reference being made, at least in small part, to the Church. It is true that in recent centuries

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    with many challenges. She firmly believed that the root of the trouble was allegedly Babylonian Captivity . It is due to the early fourteenth-century political interest; the papacy was already relocated to Avignon in France. The incident scandalized people because of two reasons: The first reason was the divorcing of the papacy from the scantiness of Rome. Secondly, the popes ended up becoming captive to the French lifestyle and politics to a great extent, which involved corruption and

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    Chapter 12 Outline Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance Meaning and Characteristics of the Renaissance **Italian Renaissance primarily of the wealthy upper class of elite rather than mass movement** Urban Society Renaissance Italy a result of its commercial preeminence and political evolution, northern Italy (mid-14th century) was mostly a land of independent cities that dominated the country districts surrounding. the city-states were the centers of Italian political, economic, and

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    Starting in the early 1200’s, a clausula could be taken from its native location in a more vast polyphonic piece and presented as an independent creation with the higher voice singing newly affixed French or Latin words. A substitute clausula can be used for a church holiday like Easter or Christmas. Parallel Organum was an early kind of polyphony where an affixed voice proceeds in precise parallel to a chant, usually a perfect fourth or fifth below it. A Florid Organum is when voices move in a

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    the Catholic Church’s authority again changed during the High Middle Ages in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Basically, the papacy became more confident by claiming greater powers and actually challenging the monarchs themselves for total authority (Sherman p.166). Pope Gregory VII is a great example of the increased confidence and authority during these times. The papacy under this pope asserted its powers under the proposition derived from Pope Gregory VII. It indicates many of the powers that

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    Through the Investiture Conflict in 1076, it can be seen that the Church had wanted to dominate the secular authority. The Investiture Conflict had marked a change in the relationship between the Church and secular authority in which the Church wanted to establish its right to rule over the secular rulers. The disputes between the Church and secular authority were a continuation of an ongoing tension over who had ultimate authority to rule over Christendom and within kingdoms. These disputes also

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    The Reformation affected the European civilization in many ways. Protestant and Catholic had a huge impact on the European civilization. The Reformation happened in the year 16c . Some causes of the Reformation was church corruption, Avignon Papacy, Conciliarism, Marsilius of Padua, Development of personal devotions, Papal need for money, and greed of secular leaders land. There was also few characteristics described in this civilization. The law in order was one of them. Kings were the highest

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