Review the highlights and what we discussed from Lessons 46 - 48. Write these history cards from these lessons and study.
Write history card #46: Good King Wenceslas
929
Wenceslas would not deny his faith in Jesus Christ, learned from his grandparents, the Prince of Czechoslovakia and Ludmilla, after his pagan mother had Ludmilla murdered. Wenceslas became the Duke of Behemia when he turned 18 and was an exceptional ruler of kindness, generosity, and forgiveness. Yet, his brother, Boleslav, plotted his murder. Wenceslas forgave his Boleslav while facing his sword, but other nobles slew him anyway on the steps of his church in 929AD.
History Card #47: Otto I and the Holy Roman Empire
936
Becoming King of Germany in 936, Otto I grew the nation by conquering surrounding lands. Because he aided the Pope John XII by squelching an Italian uprising in Italy, the Pope crowned Otto the Roman Emporer of the West. A few hundred years later, the word "Holy" was added to the title to refer to this western European empire under German rule. Otto I used Christianity to unit all people under his rule by force, uniting the power of the govt. and the church. Despite these issues, Germany became very prosperous during the following century, and it all started with Otto I.
History Card #48: Vladimer I of Russia
c. 956
King Vladimer I, descendent of the Viking, Rurik, was born about 956 AD. Influenced by Christian grandparents, he felt it important to establish a church for Russia. After his representatives investigated the Eastern and Western Orthodox Churches, he decided the beauty of the Eastern one was superior. He commissioned missionaries from Constantinople to build Russia's Church, and he also married a Byzantine princess, Anna. God's Word had spread from the missionaries, but Vladimer I soon required conversion and baptism, thus polluting the Christian faith in Russia.
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