... Through the minds of the Popes and the Christian beliefs set from the tenth through the fourteenth century, the arts, politics, and the economics of medieval Europe were forever changed. ... From the beginning of the tenth century continuing on through the twelfth century, the common form of architecture found among cathedrals was referred to as Romanesque. ... The thick and heavy walls also reduced the number of windows; this accompanied the Christian thought that cathedrals were a place of solitude, and self-examination. ... Romanesque architecture represented the simplicity of the Christian beliefs and that the cathedrals were to be used as a place of introspection.
Towards the middle of the twelfth century, a different form of architecture became predominant. This new form of architecture that reflected the Christian belief of heaven, and that everything should point towards the heavens and should represent light, was called Gothic. ... Through the twelfth to fourteenth centuries, Gothic architecture was used in the construction of most cathedrals. ... Increasing the number of windows accompanied the Christian ideal that changed over the past 100 years. ... Builders set out to go beyond the wildest imaginations of people, and indeed accomplished this goal with great success. ... Since the Papacy had a high position in the political spectrum, popes were able to influence many decisions that would alter the course of the medieval world. ... His reign lasted from 1198 to 1216. ... The king of England would also accept an unwanted archbishop through the political pressure created by Innocent III. ... Through the use of the Church and the Papacy, the politics of Europe were changed to accompany the role of Christianity.
Christianity has affected the way people live and their surroundings between the tenth and fourteenth centuries, and one result of this is the way the economy functioned.
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