WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HIS 101 Idenification of people, places, events or other terms of Western civlization.
Define and state the significance of ALL TERMS (list below) in one paragraph each of at least five sentences. Begin by addressing who or what, where, and when the term was. This should lead you to a factual definition. Then conclude the paragraph by stating how the term is significant to our understanding of history by answering how or why.
Terms:
- Monasticism
- Clovis
- Justinian
- Muhammad
- Abbasid
- Charlemagne
- The Great Schism
- First Crusade
- Scholasticism
- The Hundred Years’ War
- The Columbian Exchange
- Inquisition
- Scientific Revolution
- Christian Humanism
- Classicism
- Lutheran Reformation
- Calvinist Reformation
- Catholic Reformation
- Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
- The Thirty Years’ War
Answer previewMonasticism
Monasticism is a keyword word derived from the ancient Greek term “monakhos” or “Monos,” meaning one. Monasticism is a religious practice where some of its members devote to spiritual work fully by denouncing the worldly pursuit. It is commonly characterized by celibacy and asceticism. Monks separate themselves from society by living in the monastery or joining coenobium (Tennenhouse, 2016). The term was formerly…
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