weapons. Both East Asia and the Middle East and Byzantium were similar in their use and development of projectile weapons. The Byzantine Empire developed a very powerful‚ projectile weapon called Greek fire. It was mainly used in naval warfare‚ and essentially could burn while floating on water for very extensive periods of time. This weapon was exclusive to the Byzantine people and has been lost with them. Gunpowder was also first developed in China. Gunpowder could be used to fuel the first guns
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Middle ages and Late Middle ages. Some people believe that another reason behind the establishment of Crusades was because Pope Urabn II accepted to help the Byzantine Empire by reuniting the Christians under his commandership and provide Empror Alexios I‚ who was the emperor of Byzantine Empire with military support‚ while the Byzantine Empire was facing difficulties due to the territory loss during the initial Islamic conquest in 1071. By taking a public vow and receiving indulgences from the church
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they established peaceful trading relationships with civilizations. One example is the Byzantine Empire. Because of Constantinople’s ideal location and access to a variety of goods‚ the Vikings engaged in constant trade with the empire. They also played a role in protecting the waters around Constantinople. The Vikings left an impact of European cultures by integrating them into trade with the Byzantine Empire. Along with goods‚ ideas‚ cultures‚ and religions spread to Europeans as a result of the
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Greece has evolved over thousands of years‚ beginning in Mycenaean Greece‚ continuing most notably into Classical Greece‚ through the influence of the Roman Empire and its successor the Byzantine Empire. Other cultures and states such as Latin and Frankish states‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ the Venetian Republic‚ Genoese Republic‚ and British Empire have also left their influence on modern Greek culture‚ but historians credit the Greek War of Independence with revitalizing Greece and giving birth to a single
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The Crusades were a series of religiously sanctioned military campaigns waged by much of Western Christian Europe‚ particularly the Franks of France and the Holy Roman Empire. The specific crusades to restore Christian control of the Holy Land were fought over a period of nearly 200 years‚ between 1095 and 1291. There are several reasons for the Crusades‚ but the importance and relevance of some are debated by scholars even to this day. (NEW PARAGRAPH) In the Middle Ages‚ Christians considered
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Council of Claremont in Aquitaine in 1095 as a call to arms to reclaim Jerusalem and holy sites like the Church of the Holy Sepulcher where Jesus Christ was crucified and aide the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus against the Shia Muslim Seljuk Turks‚ who had taken Anatolia after a series of victories over the Byzantine Empire including the Battle of Manzikert. These events were recorded by Alexius I’s daughter‚ Anna Comnena who wrote the story of her father’s life in her great work‚ the Alexiad. Jerusalem
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The Hagia Sophia The Hagia Sophia is a domed Byzantine church located in present day Istanbul. The Hagia Sophia was a site of great history and architectural achievements in the Byzantine Empire. Meaning “Holy Wisdom” in Greek the Hagia Sophia was included vast architectural innovations. A great symbol of Christianity it demonstrated power over other religions and political alliance. It became a symbol of dominance of Islam and Christianity to the world. Hagia Sophia became a Museum to both Christians
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change for the peoples of both Western Europe and Asia Minor. Having been under the rule of the Roman Empire for centuries‚ Western Europe would change immensely over the coming millennia due to the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476. At the same time‚ Asia Minor would face similar changes while under the rule of the remnants of the Eastern Roman Empire‚ now known as the Byzantine Empire. These changes would include sprawling shifts in art‚ architecture‚ and literature‚ vastly different borders
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but also people’s daily lives. This was one of the greatest reason the Church was important during the Middle Ages. As seen in the text‚ the movements represent a great power of the Church. The movements greatly contributed to the people of the Byzantine Empire who “achieved a level of wealth‚ power‚ and cultural glory” (Backman 238). This was the “heroic age” known as the Dark Ages (Backman 237). Here‚ many significant achievements occurred due to the religion of Christianity that most of the churches
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Ancient Greece was an ancient civilization belonging to a period of Greek history. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Byzantine means of or relating to Byzantium‚ the Byzantine Empire. Classical Greek culture‚ especially philosophy‚ had a powerful influence on the Roman Empire. The territory of Greece is mountains‚ and as a result‚ ancient Greece consisted of many smaller regions each. Regional conflicts were a prominent feature
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