World+History

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=**Reformation**= media type="custom" key="4792473" This is a video I created on [|http://www.xtranormal.com] that dipicts how a converstation might have gone during the Reformation between two people that have just heard about the idea of Lutheranism. Of course they wouldn't have used the same laungaue style, but the general idea of how Lutheranism became widely accepted is reflected in the clip.
 * Acceptance of Lutheranism **

Explanation: During the 16th century, the Church had a lot of power and people started to think that it was becoming corrupt. Martin Luther called for the reformation of the Catholic Church because he believed that want the Church was doing at that time was wrong. In his 95 thesis, he states that out of love for the truth and the desire to bring it to light that he presented it against the Catholic Church and then he states everything that the Catholic Church was doing wrong during that time. When his thesis was published it made people start to think and it lead to the establishment of the Protestant churches.

Interpretation: This man out of many others stood up and told them what they were doing was wrong even though he could have been condemned for it. It was an act that would have taken a lot of courage and it matters because people need to know the truth and when people are teaching anything else but the truth and their corrupting the word of God there is a major problem. When that happens, someone like Martin Luther needs to step in and tell them that want their teaching and the way they were living was wrong. Without the leadership that Martin showed, Christianity today would have been striker and there would be many corrupt ideas in Theology. We wouldn't have the same freedoms to worship and praise God the way we do today and I thank him that we do have these freedoms.

Perspective: From the Protestant perspective you will find truth because the Catholics didn’t take the time to make sure that what they were teaching was true and that the way were living, was for their sanctification; they thought too highly of the way that they were living. All the truth Martin Luther needed to write up his thesis was “the Bible” (the Book); it explains perfectly how we are to live on this earth. From the Catholic perspective, the things that Martin was doing seemed wrong, because they thought that what they were doing was the only way to go. They didn’t realize that their relationship with the Lord was more important than way they were worshiping Him. So the Pope would condemn anyone that tried to “break away” from the church like Martin did; they just didn’t get it.

Application Today, Martin Luther’s 95 theses should make us think a little harder about the way we’re living our lives, it should also warn us that there are some people out there that preach lies, and we need to think carefully to what people are saying because it may not be true. The Lord says to not lean on your own understanding and for this very reason and I think Martin’s thesis tells us just that.

=**Asian Isolation**= Explanation: During the European Exploration traders from Europe came over to Asia and many times would take advantage of them. They saw that the Europeans were forcing their religion on the Native Americans in the America’s and didn’t want their traditions to be lost. From 1405 – 1433 the Chinese sailed as far as Africa to trade and demonstrate their power, but later decided that they didn’t like being taken advantage of, they didn’t want their traditions to be lost and that exploring and trading cost to much so they Isolated themselves from the rest of the World.

Interpretation: Though the idea of separating an entire nation from the rest of the world is probably a bad idea, there is still a lot of good things that came out of the "Asia Isolation." If China had let the Europeans come in and force Christianity on their citizens, like they did to the Native Americans, the a lot of the the culture they have today wouldn't be their, they wouldn't have their festivals and traditions because the Europeans would have forced theirs on them and it would have been lost. I think that maybe that a lot of the Asia Communism wouldn't have ever existed because they''re governments would have been set up very similar to European and American government. The Chinese population wouldn't be near as high as it is today, the Europeans would have come in and populated the area and probably would have token over their land and money.There would be more Christians in the world... but it would have been forced on a lot of people and it wouldn't be as strong as it is in other countries that don't allow Christianity. Today you see people that have underground Churches and spread the word secretively, even people that are martyred for their faith. If the Isolation never happened the people living in these countries that don't allow Christianity wouldn't have the genuine faith that they have today. God has a plan for everything that goes on and everything is used for His glorification. It happened for a reason and I believe that even though at that time they weren't really spreading the word of Christ to Asia, that it eventually worked out in the end because now they're are a lot of people living in those areas that have really strong faiths even though their being martyred.

Perespective: From the European point of view at that time; they might have thought that it was mistake that they Isolated themselves, because they were interested trade, gaining more land and getting more wealth. They probably could have bounced ideas off each other and a further advancement in technology could have taken place. So a Englishman might not have understood why they were Isolating and would have become frustrated with them to an extent.From the Asian point of view (the countries that were Isolating themselves); you know, I don't think that they would have regretted much for the most part. They're countries are prospering today and becoming some of the most wealthiest countries in the world. Their probably glad that they're traditions and festivals are still with them because they probably mean a lot to them. Chinese and Japanese festivals are unique to anyone elses and they're should be proud of their heritage and culture. They might have wished that they're technology had stayed caught up with the Europeans just because they might have wanted to be further in technology today. But other than that reason I don't see why they would have changed anything. Application:I think that this event makes you want to think about how important having records of history, past traditions and cultures could be something to be desired. The Chinese have tradition's that are completely unique to themselves and to have that intact for so long is pretty cool. They didn't allow the Europeans to come in and take over and it effected the course of history. If the Native Americans would have done something similar to this think about how it would have impacted America history. American culture would probably be totally different, we'd be wearing different kind of clothing, listening to different styles of music, eating different food, and who knows what else.So I think what I'm tiring to say is that you might want to think a little harder about what you do everyday. It effects people, events, choices, opinions. Everything you do effects something, but know that God has a plan for everyone and that it will all be used for His glorification and the furthering of His kingdom. =**European Exploration and Expansion**=

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The presentation above shows impact of the "European Exploration."

Explanation: European Exploration took place during the Late 1400s and the 1500s. The Europeans hadn't explored very much of the world we know today. The world they had known of at that point consisted of Europe, most of Asia (except most of Russia), the Middle East, a piece of northern Africa, a few islands in Indonesia, Iceland and very little of green land and Canada. They started exploring to spread the Word of Christ, to make money and to obtain new land and the glory that came along with it.



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**World War I**
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**World History Final**
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