to gain wealth and spread christianity
It brought about a redistribution of wealth and brought a new class of European to the fore front.
They did because of the Age Of Exploration which was a time when the countries began sailing to find gold silks and spices.
The place of Medieval men in society was not dictated so much by gender It was dictated by sex, or even by which nation they lived in during Medieval times. The main factor that decided where a man's (or usually for that matter, a woman's) place in society was wealth, because wealth dictated your position on the social hierarchy. It is from a position of wealth, or lack of it, that dictated a man's place in Medieval society. For the common peasant, life during Medieval times was hard, brutal, and usually short. The common man had a strong, steadfast belief in God, in the basic virtues of Christianity (as much as he could understand it since scripture was read in Latin), but yet the Devil seemed to be hiding in every alley and behind every tree to force evil, and droughts were not sad pictures on a television screen, but life threatening situations. A man would need to work the land, pay any taxes or homage necessary to the noble that ruled over the area, and fulfill any other responsibilities demanded of him.
The New World and the Asian islands because these gave European powers unprecedented wealth; and in North America their culture is extremely prevalent.
The medieval church added to its wealth by collecting a tithe, or tax.
In the Middle Ages, life revolved around the local church. Markets, festivals and religious ceremonies all took place there.
The wealthiest Catholic in Europe is and has always been the Pope. He resides over all the properties and wealth of the Roman Catholic Church.
One negative effect of the medieval church was its consolidation of power and wealth, leading to corruption and abuse of authority by clergy members. This often resulted in conflict and tension within society and led to the undermining of the church's spiritual authority.
Yes depending on there wealth
Wealth in Europe is more concentrated, as wealth in all capitalistic countries are (European countries are mainly capitalist).
Wealth and Trade
1. The great wealth of india 2. Disunity among the rulers
The Feudal System which provided wealth and land to vassals, jobs for knights, and work for serfs.
The men who filled important positions in the church had strong social and political ties to european's nobily. In fact, local princes were also often bishops. Many nobles and religious leaders had gone to school together. As a result, European nobles and church leaders had much in common, and they often supported each other. Many Church officials helped European political leaders run their kingdoms. For example, local priests kept records of births and deaths in their in their parish, or area served by their church. Monarchs needed this information to more effictively run their kingdoms. The Church also had great wealth, which made it an even more powerful institution. The Church earned income fron property it owned. The wealth of the pope was greater than that of any individual European monarch. Also,the Papacy's authority was often greater than that of kings and emperors. The pope's power caused many monarchs to cooperate with the Church, but it also caused conflict. I would like you to now that I got all of this from a history book.
No.
Wealth in Europe is more concentrated, as wealth in all capitalistic countries are (European countries are mainly capitalist).