It follows, then, that between laymen and priests, princes and bishops, or, as they call it, between 'spiritual' and 'temporal' persons, the only real difference is one of office and function, and not of estate
In the passage I believe Luther is saying is all people no matter is priest, king, regular person are part if the same class the only difference being there job or duty.
Poor Germans that we are--we have been deceived! We were born to be masters, and we have been compelled to bow the head beneath the yoke of our tyrants, and to become slaves.
I think this is Luther trying to express the corruption and authority the catholic church by comparing it to slavery.
First, if pressed by the temporal power, they have affirmed and maintained that the temporal power has no jurisdiction over them, but, on the contrary, that the spiritual power is above the temporal.
I believe the Luther was trying to convey in the debate ore spiritual and temporal power is that wouldn't all Christians be part of the spiritual power not just members of the clergy.
Secondly, if it were proposed to admonish them with the Scriptures, they objected that no one may interpret the Scriptures but the Pope.
Its shows controversy of authority in Catholic church which believed that Pope was the only person able to interpret the scriptures.
Sugar was such a lucrative cash crop for plantation owners, that they would import enslaved Africans, work them to death in three to five years, and bring in more.
This revels how much sugar fueled the salve trade which lead to years of suffering and death. A sad price to pay for the greed of others.
In 1516 the Catholic Church began selling indulgences to raise money for the construction of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Indulgences were basically tickets for “time off” in purgatory (the place souls went to be purified before entering heaven)
I wonder where do you think all that the Catholic church's money going towards than they had to turn to corruption and sell indulgences just so they can raise money.
Constantinople had been the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire (also called the Byzantine Empire) since the Emperor Constantine had moved his government there in 330 CE. The city was strategically important because it controlled the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits that connected the Mediterranean Sea with the Black Sea.
I Wonder why did the decided to move the capital to Constantinople when they did. If was so strategically important why did they move it sooner or was more about being closer to the Ottoman's
“The Eunuch Director Zheng He who had been sent to the various countries of the Western Ocean, returned, bringing the pirate Chen Zuyi and others in fetters.
its interesting that where pirate all the world when its made think that where mostly Europe or the Caribbean and they where a problem all over
‘I rule all under Heaven and look on all equally
I think this is trying to show that emperor was trying show he looked upon all people equally and want harmony and peace between the different nations
The Mandarin word fan translates roughly as ordinary or mortal, suggesting the attitude of the Chinese emperors toward foreign nations and their rulers.
After reading this I believe that Chinese's though that they where Mabey the center of the world more important then any other nation
Those who respond to the influences and move towards culture are not singular.
this conveys that its take multiple people together to spread different cultures
the histories of China and India are as old as western history if not older, and Asia has always been the center of world population.
It surprised me that Asia has been the center if the worlds population as seems in history is focused on Europe make it seem like it was center if the worlds population.
The early imperial governments began constructing what they called the Long Walls and digging the Grand Canal to connect the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers.
It is interesting that these structures build so long ago still stand and still have importance to this day.
A dictionary published in 1039 CE listed 53,525 characters and a 2004 Chinese dictionary included 106,230.
Its crazy how the number of characters nearly doubled in Chinese in the past 1000 years while in English its still at 26 with little to no change over the years.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
This quote emphasizes that life at its core is simple but the things around us people, nature, weather, war, disease and many more are the reasons for life being complicated.
“You cannot open a book without learning something.”
This explains every time you read book or skim over the title even though you might not think so you learn a little something
“If we don’t know life, how can we know death?”
I think this quote is trying to convey if we don't understand what truly life is that how can we be able to understand what death is.
“When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.”
I think this quote is trying to shows you shouldn't just can't abandon your faults but rather possible use them in future as advantage in some way
The Russian Empire grew out of resistance to Mongol rule and was accelerated by the fall of Constantinople. A ruler of the Grand Duchy of Moscow named Ivan III (later called Ivan the Great) refused to pay tribute to the Golden Horde and after the death of the last Greek Orthodox Christian emperor, Ivan decided his kingdom should become the new Rome.
This shows the role that religion played in being responsible for the formation of the Russian empire and inspiration to become the new Rome empire after the fall of Constantinople.