History 2186A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Jacques De Molay, Little Ice Age, Mania
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Tests to see if someone"s a witch: talk to pet, has physical law (mole, scar, birthmark, etc ) 14th century: plague of jusinia, small ice age coincidental with: Invaders: black death, seemed that world they knew was coming to an end and wanted to hold someone responsible someone who wanted to destroy. Return order by geing rid of them. Roman catholic empire (west) vs byzanine orthodox empire (east) Will work from within using hereics : praciced heresy something that contradicts established beliefs. Catholic church had speciic set of beliefs that made up its theology: punishment for heresy was burning, any other religion was considered heresy. Was military order of knights established during crusades: part of chrisian efort to return holy land to true church, very successful very powerful/inluenial with enormous military and inancial power. Created/established 1st banks essenially bankers/lenders: equal opportunity lenders.