Why Would Henry The II View The Church As A Threat To Russia

25) A European noble like Henry the II would view the church as a threat to their power because Henry had a hard time controlled the church. Also, the churches usually had many conflicts and arguments against other churches, which decreased the power that Henry the II had.
26) It can be argued that Benedict of Nursia is the founder of monasticism because he was responsible for the introducing monasticism. Some monasteries were based on his model, and they were spread widely. The Rule of Benedict was the starting point for many western European monastic life, which is still used today, proves that Benedict is the "founder" of monasticism.
27) Monasteries and monks played an important role in medieval politics and education in the early medieval

He was the ruler of Novgorod, and later made himself the prince of Kievan Russia. His religious preference is important because the expansion of Orthodox Christendom northward provided a impediment against the eastward expansion of Latin Christianity.
29) To improve Kievan Russia's ties with the Byzantine, Vladimir I provided trade to reach thirty to 50 thousand people. Also, the Byzantines looked into the Balkans and Kievan Russia as the primary place for extending their political and religious influence.
30) Trade was important to Kievan Russia because political power derived from trade instead of landholding. Also, the direct and indirect revenue from trade provided the rulers money that the used to pay their soldiers with. Due to trade, population increased in Kievan Russia because the cities served as a center for the development of crafts.
31) The horse collar impacted Western Europe because with the collar, the horse were able to plow faster than oxen. The horse collars were invented to be use as a harness for plow horses, and it impacted Western Europe by having horses increase effectiveness by plowing in a short amount of

The coins were worth too much, so the Carolingian silver penny was imitated and produced. The restart of Mediterranean trade made the gold coin to be possible and abundant again.
35) Crusades reflected the important of Christianity in Western Europe because it was a series of religiously inspired Christian military campaigns that were against Muslims. The Crusades limited fighting between the Christians during times of truce like Lent, which showed how the Christians valued their religion and were willing to protect their religion from violence or disagreements with other religions.
36) The rivalry between the popes and kings and the desire of churches to demonstrate political authority over Western Christendom caused the Crusades. The Crusades changed European culture because the crusade principalities made the European realize the things they were lacking in their lives.
• papacy - the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, of which the pope was the head
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