Part 49 Article: Timeline My Blog Title: The untold the retold Click on PDF to download from Part 1 COLUMN Q 960 AD to 1279 AD Song Dynasty China 18 Emperors Duration: 319 Years From [AI overview]: During the medieval period (approx. 500–1500 CE), Christianity was not a single unified entity but was classified into distinct, often competing, branches, with the Western Latin Church dominating Europe while the Eastern Orthodox Church controlled Eastern Europe and the Byzantine Empire. The central division occurred in 1054 CE with the Great Schism, which formally separated Western (Roman Catholic) and Eastern (Greek Orthodox) traditions. Major Institutional Branches: Roman Catholic Church (Western or Latin Church): Centered in Rome under the Pope, this was the dominant religious institution in Western Europe. It was highly hierarchical, consisting of the Pope, cardinals, bishops, and local priests. Eastern Orthodox Church (Byzantine Church): Based in Constantinople, this branch was h...
Architecture No.1 Great Castle Europe: Chambord/Chenoceau No.2 Great Castle Europe: Glamis/Dracula's castles No.3 Great Palaces of the World: The red fort and the Taj Mahal/Palace of Jodhpour No.4 Great Palaces of the World: Schonbrunn Palace-Vienna/The Doge's Palance-Venice No.5 Great Palaces of the World: Summer Palace-Beijing/Grand Palace-Bangkok No.6 Forbidden City-The Great Within No.7 Artifacts-A Brush with Wisdom No.8 Artifacts-Sacred Spaces No.9 Artifacts-The Mystery of Porcelain No.10 Super Structures of America: Thinking Big No.11 Super Structures of America: Reach for the Sky No.12 Discovery Magazine I - Engineering Disasters No.13 Skyscrapers: Going up No.14 Bridges - Reaching out No.15 Tunnels - Digging in No.16 Inside the Channel Tunnel No.17 On the Inside - The leaning Tower of Pisa No.18 Engineering the Impossible No.19 Ancient Inventions - City life No.20 Dream living 1 - The last Wright/Upper East Side/Malibu Reatreat No.21 Dream living 2 - Dawnridge/Modern M...