1.) Roman Judea (occupied) Roman GovernorarmyHellenized King, reports to supported by RomeHigh Priest Sanhedrin (Great Council) 2.) Factions a. “Establishment” minority, Hellenized, “sadducees”, herodians. b. Zoppostion- “phraisees”- oral and written law, “pious ones” anti-Roman messianig tradition c. Revolutionaries: “zealots”, “sicarri”- anti Roman “terrorists” 3.) Messianic Tradition. King from vine of David )in Josiah Tradition)-“Righteous One” as high priest. Timed for 22 C.E. “Kingdom…
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Motive of Christianity The primary motivation of the Crusades was not a religious one, but instead was revenge through violence because they fought to avenge the slaughtered Christians, recapture Jerusalem, and to fight in battle to relieve their sins. During this time period however, religion was very important to Christians and they believed they should defend it with their life. The Crusades enabled men with different intentions to fight for their holy land. In contrast, document one states…
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city of Jerusalem and the Holy places of Palestine. The City of Jerusalem held a Holy significance to the Christian religion. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem commemorated the hill of crucifixion and the tomb of Christ's burial. Pilgrims throughout the Middle Ages made sacred pilgrimages to the Holy city of Jerusalem and the church. Although the city of Jerusalem was held by the Saracens the Christian pilgrims had been granted safe passage to visit the Holy city. In 1065 Jerusalem was taken…
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development of Christianity during the middle ages. Constantine had converted to Christianity in 312 A.D. There were many reasons as to why this had happened. His conversion to Christianity had far reaching effects on the common practice of this religion and on all the factions of Christianity that are present today. Constantine the Great was the first Roman Emperor to actually adapt to Christianity, although historians do controvert to whether Constantine did convert to Christianity because of faith…
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right to take ownership over Palestine because of past ruling and leadership. In class we had to try to work out a solution to this issue. Two of the things that we had to sort out were if there was going to be two separate countries or one, and how Jerusalem will be ruled. We discussed both of these issues in depth because this conflict has been ongoing. It is preventing both the Palestinians and Israelis from moving forward as countries and needs to be resolved. I was a delegate from Palestine in…
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King Henry-Thomas Becket Champion of Church 1095 Europe torn between Lords- battle. 1096 10 armies begin marching to constant marble 2nd wave of crusaders head to the holy land Jerusalem 1099 Arrive in Jerusalem and slaughter in the battle. 13th Century Constantine Noble- east west troubled 1202 Jerusalem lost to Muslim 1231 Gregory 9th- Established courts of Christianity inquisition 16th Century Spain united as Catholic. 1517 Martin Luther- Indulgence, Protestant reform. 1530…
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guarantees religious freedom equally to all its inhabitants. By law, every religious group in Israel has the right to exercise their religion, to observe religious holidays and weekly day of rest and to govern its internal subjects. Religious councils and courts are recognized and respected regarding all religious concerns such as marriage and divorce. Each religion has its own places of worship with particular architecture and character that have developed over their long history. (Israel Ministry…
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The rulers of England during the High Middle Ages altered the feif holding system greatly. William of Normandy had created a strong, centralized government. Hierarchy of nobles would hold land as fiefs for the king. William also was influenced by the Anglo-Saxon administrative system in which countries were divided into hundreds. With each shire, the sheriff was the chief royal officer responsible for the district in military, court, and royal tol affairs. The system of taxation and courts also…
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the Saracens who were Moslems. The name Crusade is derived from an old French word ‘crois’, meaning ‘the cross’. The idea was to urge Christian warriors to go to Palestine and free Jerusalem and other holy places from Muslim domination (Internet Source 1). The first Crusade…
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In examining evidence from Fulcher of Chartes, Chronicle of the First Crusade and The Deeds of the Franks and other Pilgrims to Jerusalem, I argue how the western church looked at its external and internal threats as ways of motivation for their own beliefs of the Roman Church. Crusades were armies of horsemen and foot soldiers meant to attack the infidels and heretics during the middle ages to acquire the land occupied by the Muslims and Cathars. In the high Middle Ages, the Roman church, known…
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