As Europe gradually emerged from the destruction of the Roman Empire, the church became one of the mainstays of civilization. During the pontificate of Gregory I the Great (590-604), the medieval papacy began to assert its authority. Gregory's achievement was to go beyond the claim of papal primacy in the church by beginning to establish the temporal power of the papacy.
Jefferson feared that France would assert more control over the territory
During World War II the French built the Maginot Line, a barricade of concrete pieces to prevent tanks and trucks from invading from the German border. The Nazis invaded through Belgium rendering it usless.
The Townshend act
Prior to the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Church had a very integral part in the governance structure within most of the "independent" states of Christendom. When Martin Luther began to argue for separation from the Church, the various German states which chose to either side with Protestants or Catholics to assert autonomy or unity with the Church. The political autonomy that these princes could have was very appealing. As a result, supporting Protestantism was an effective way of increasing the power of the local princes without appearing impious or self-aggrandizing.
To "assert control" would mean to behave in a manner that shows authority or power to make the decision.
One major goal of the Christian church during the Crusades was to reclaim holy sites in the Holy Land, particularly Jerusalem, from Muslim control. The church saw this as a religious duty to assert Christian dominance in the region.
After Julius Caesar established control of France
As Europe gradually emerged from the destruction of the Roman Empire, the church became one of the mainstays of civilization. During the pontificate of Gregory I the Great (590-604), the medieval papacy began to assert its authority. Gregory's achievement was to go beyond the claim of papal primacy in the church by beginning to establish the temporal power of the papacy.
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created the federal reserve system
Because they wanted to assert Confederate control over the fort, as it was part of South Carolina.
Let me assert my position for you.
Assert : Deny what would that analogy be?
They founded what is now called the Federal Reserve system.
created the federal reserve system