Germany and America

In the thirteenth century, Rome was the center of western Christendom. The Pope and the Emperor were the two that lead all of the land. The Emperor lead the land by leading with his sword whereas the Pope lead with his appeals to the ancient rights. What I was reading, it made it seem like the Pope had a lot more say and power through out his kingdom than the Emperor. In one of the pictures, the Emperor is leading the Pope’s horse through the streets. This shows how the Pope was more powerful than anyone else in the kingdom. Germany is now a democracy and the Pope is still the leading figure for religion in Germany. It seems like the power that the Pope has now is no where close to what he use to have in the thirteenth century.

Religion was a huge part in the lives of Germans. The main religion throughout the German kingdom was Catholicism. This all happened until in the 16^th century Martin Luther wanted to change all that. The churches were making the people pay to have their sins forgiven and to be able to get into heaven. Martin Luther knew that this was wrong and told the people of Germany with his 95 thesis. The Protestant Reformation can be related to the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement has a leader who was just like Martin Luther. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leader of the movement. Both Martin Luther and Martin Luther King had the majority of the people hate what they were fighting for. These two leaders really showed how to stand up for what they knew was right when the majority of the people did not want change. I believe that both of these events were major changing points in both Germany and the United States history. The Civil Rights Movement brought the whole country together, while for a while the Protestant Reformation split the kingdom into two parts during the Thirty Year War.